![Knowledge Society Agency (UMIC)](templates/umic_areasaccao/images/logo.gif)
![secção: Observação e Benchmarking](templates/umic_areasaccao/images/banner_acompanhamento.jpg)
![>](https://arquivo.pt/wayback/20170901100905im_/http://www.english.umic.pt/images/M_images/arrow.png)
![>](https://arquivo.pt/wayback/20170901100905im_/http://www.english.umic.pt/images/M_images/arrow.png)
![>](https://arquivo.pt/wayback/20170901100905im_/http://www.english.umic.pt/images/M_images/arrow.png)
Public Administration invests in Broadband
- 08/03/2006
100% central government bodies have an Internet connection, of which 85% have broadband.
100% of Municipal Councils also have an Internet connection, 95% of which have broadband.
The Knowledge Society Agency (UMIC) today publishes data on central and local government use of information and communication technologies in 2006, obtained from two surveys: one for Central Government and the other for Local Government.
96% of Municipal Councils have their own website and the following have been given as main reasons for building websites: disseminating institutional information (98%), promoting local tourism and culture (98%), and publicising cultural and sporting events and other municipal activities (95%). The most-widely available functions are email for receiving questions and complaints (91%) and downloads of forms (70%).
The Knowledge Society Agency (UMIC) is a Public Institute under the aegis of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education, which is tasked with planning, coordinating and developing Information Society projects.