The use of advanced Internet services in the configuration process of Smart Cities. Case studies in Galicia and Madrid
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Abstract
Advances in the spread of the Information Society in Spain and the European Union as a whole has been remarkable, especially in regard to equipment and connectivity. Three out of four European Union households are currently connected to the network and this fact could lead us to consider that the traditional digital divide has been overcome, as had so far been believed. Nevertheless, this does not imply that the Information Society is fully disseminated. The fact is that a real new technologies revolution cannot take place in a social mass that is only using basic services but in one that is producing innovation and knowledge, however, this mass, at the moment, is still very low. This article discusses how new technologies can contribute to the process of establishing Smart Cities and looks at the use of advanced services by both citizens and the business sectors in the regions of Madrid and Galicia.