Broadband Affordability - We're still not there yet
Population that cannot afford Broadband
For the first time in history, more than half of the world’s population lives in cities. Over 90 percent of urban growth is occurring in the developing world, adding an estimated 70 million new residents to urban areas each year. Demand for services in urban areas is therefore increasing exponentially, and the capacity of local governments to manage this demand is challenged.
Moreover, even though private sector has been successful in leveraging technology to improve service delivery and efficiency, governments have failed to fully embrace the benefits that these innovations bring. There is a growing need for governments to be able to deliver more services in a more efficient and effective way with limited resources. Cities need to innovate and create new tools and approaches.
Fig. 1. Proposed approach towards co-creating services for citizens
Above: Kids in an Internet Training Center in Dominican Republic
(The following is the translation of an article that was published in the AHCIET magazine in 2010. The article in Spanish is available here)
Introduction
Figure 1. Training Programs offered by MexicoFirst Source: MexicoFirst (www.mexico-first.org)