ABSTRACT
This chapter describes Eindhoven's e-strategies in general. It deals with local content policies, among which municipal electronic service delivery, Internet and broadband content promotion activities. The chapter describes the city's access policy. It focuses on the infrastructure policies. The chapter pays generous attention to Eindhoven's efforts to make Eindhoven a frontrunner in broadband, by connecting many of its households to fibre-optic networks. It focuses on the municipal electronic service delivery to its citizens. The chapter provides an overview of Eindhoven's ICT strategies. It gives a short background of the city's economic and technological profile. The chapter analyses the City of Eindhoven's policies regarding electronic content. It also focuses on local efforts to promote the formation of online communities. The chapter describes Eindhoven's role in the organization of content. It discusses the city's 'web content management' as far as the City Council is involved.
