ICT use by companies broken down by sector of industry (SIC 2008), 2008

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ICT use by companies broken down by sector of industry (SIC 2008), 2008
Sector of Industry SIC 2008 ICT specialists and users on 31 December Staff working with a computer (in % of total number of employed persons) ICT specialists and users on 31 December Staff working with internet (in % of total number of employed persons) ICT specialists and users on 31 December Teleworkers (in % of total number of employed persons) Companies with software/ICT applications ERP software (in % of total number of companies)
Total 66 57 18 22
10-12 Food products, beverages, tobacco 51 39 15 30
13-15 Textiles, clothing, leather prod. 53 40 15 37
16-18 Man. of wood and paper products 58 38 8 29
19-21 Refineries and chemistry 75 66 19 69
22-23 Man. of plastic and mineral goods 55 39 10 44
24-25 Basic metals and metal products 50 35 8 43
26-27 Electrical equipment 78 61 17 54
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 62 52 16 55
29-30 Manufacture of transport equipment 56 42 11 31
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 32 26 7 33
D-E Public utility, sewarage and waste 66 61 24 32
41-42 Construction and civil engineering 42 40 17 20
43 Specialised construction activities 39 35 13 9
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 71 63 12 22
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 79 69 28 40
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 47 25 4 14
H Transportation and storage 49 37 17 12
55 Accommodation 50 40 4 8
56 Food and beverage service activities 25 20 7 1
58-60 Publishing, movie, radio, tv 90 87 30 16
61 Telecommunications 100 93 29 35
62-63 IT and information services 98 95 57 28
64.19 en 64.92 Banking 98 98 38 13
65.1 en 65.2 Insurance 94 69 39 19
66.12 en 66.19 Financial consultancy 96 83 32 8
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 89 82 25 22
69-70 Legal and management consultancy 92 87 42 20
71 Architects, technical services, etc. 93 87 29 19
72 Research and development 97 92 40 24
73 Advertising and market research 85 80 15 18
74-75 Design and other consultancy 85 76 23 14
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 63 53 14 23
78 Employment activities 87 85 16 11
79 Travel agencies and tour operators 94 84 17 12
80-82 Other business services 28 22 7 12
86 Human health activities 87 77 14 13
87-88 Care and social work 51 42 9 9
Source: CBS.
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This table contains figures on the use of information and communication technology (ICT) by companies. These include:
- use of computers;
- internal and external networks, including the internet;
- software and its application;
- Supply Chain Management;
- Automated Data Exchange;
- communication with government via the internet;
- the extent to which companies use the internet for buying and selling;
- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).
The figures refer to companies with 10 and more employed persons. Reference date is 31 December.

Data available from: 2008.

Status of the figures:
The figures are final.

Changes as of 8 March 2019:
None, this table is discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore

Description topics

ICT specialists and users on 31 December
ICT stands for information and communication technology.
An ICT specialist is an employee who may specify, design, develop,
install, administer and manage ICT systems, including network management
and conducting evaluations and ICT research, such as a software developer,
system administrator or a 'head IT department'.
An ICT user is an employee using a computer and standard packages (such as
word processing, spreadsheets, databases) and/or office-related software
(such as accounting packages, CAD/CAM packages, SPSS) at work.
Staff working with a computer
Number of employed persons who work at a computer at least once a week.
Staff working with internet
Number of employed persons regularly using a computer with internet
access for their work.
Teleworkers
Number of employed persons who regularly, at least half a day a week,
work outside their place of work and have access to the ICT system of the
company. The employed person must have access to files and/or software,
not just email.
Companies with software/ICT applications
ICT applications: special software with a limited application (e.g. an
accounting package).
ERP software
Number of companies using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software.
ERP software systematically integrates data of various units within the
company, such as planning, purchasing, logistics and production.