ICT use by companies by sector of industry (SIC 2008) and size of company

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Sector of Industry SIC 2008 Size of company Number of companies >= 10 employed perso (number) Companies with internal networks LAN (in % of total number of companies) Companies with internal networks Wireless LAN (in % of total number of companies) Companies with internal networks Intranet (in % of total number of companies) Companies with internal networks Extranet (in % of total number of companies) Companies with external networks Teleworkers (in % of total number of companies) Companies with external networks Internet (in % of total number of companies) Companies with software/ICT applications ERP software (in % of total number of companies) Supply Chain Management (SCM) Total number of companies using SCM (in % of total number of companies) Companies that secured messages Total of secured messages (in % of total number of companies) Companies that secured messages Digital signature (in % of total number of companies) Companies that secured messages Cryptographic protocols (in % of total number of companies)
Total 10 and more employed persons 60,483 86 35 33 18 56 96 22 13 31 27 7
10-50 employed persons 49,286 84 33 27 16 50 95 17 11 28 26 6
50-250 employed persons 8,963 95 42 54 23 79 98 45 18 38 33 11
250 and more employed persons 2,234 99 51 85 44 91 100 55 38 54 45 24
C Manufacturing 10 and more employed persons 9,715 90 34 30 14 57 97 40 15 29 27 6
10-50 employed persons 7,300 88 29 22 11 48 96 29 11 26 24 3
50-250 employed persons 1,945 98 45 52 20 86 100 74 22 38 32 12
250 and more employed persons 470 99 60 83 42 92 100 90 54 49 38 26
D-E Public utility, sewerage and waste 10 and more employed persons 446 93 31 48 25 55 97 32 11 37 33 8
10-50 employed persons 300 90 23 34 19 41 96 19 7 34 31 5
50-250 employed persons 108 98 47 71 35 80 100 54 14 36 32 11
250 and more employed persons 38 100 40 94 53 100 100 73 34 64 47 20
F Construction 10 and more employed persons 7,941 81 24 15 8 36 96 14 8 24 23 1
10-50 employed persons 6,897 79 24 12 8 31 96 10 7 22 22 1
50-250 employed persons 921 94 26 33 11 68 99 38 10 35 35 1
250 and more employed persons 123 100 41 90 32 100 100 83 29 37 33 10
G Wholesale and retail trade 10 and more employed persons 15,036 86 41 37 23 57 96 29 21 30 24 11
10-50 employed persons 13,020 85 39 34 22 53 96 25 19 28 23 10
50-250 employed persons 1,716 94 56 56 23 83 97 59 27 38 29 15
250 and more employed persons 300 99 68 87 46 89 98 69 63 61 39 42
H Transportation and storage 10 and more employed persons 4,034 81 27 23 16 45 93 12 13 28 23 9
10-50 employed persons 3,196 77 24 16 13 38 91 6 8 24 21 6
50-250 employed persons 721 97 35 43 24 71 97 31 31 39 30 17
250 and more employed persons 117 100 62 81 61 91 100 63 54 63 48 42
I Accommodation and food serving 10 and more employed persons 3,428 55 33 12 5 22 90 3 7 15 13 2
10-50 employed persons 3,192 53 32 10 4 20 90 1 6 13 12 1
50-250 employed persons 204 92 44 36 16 53 95 17 19 36 29 18
250 and more employed persons 32 100 70 76 43 86 100 51 40 50 21 40
J Information and communication 10 and more employed persons 2,539 97 60 65 38 87 99 26 15 43 38 17
10-50 employed persons 2,041 96 59 59 35 85 98 20 14 41 37 15
50-250 employed persons 394 98 66 90 48 95 99 45 17 45 38 17
250 and more employed persons 104 99 68 100 66 96 100 66 43 78 56 46
K Financial services (partly) 10 and more employed persons 607 93 33 64 36 80 96 12 9 45 42 14
10-50 employed persons 413 91 31 52 29 76 95 7 5 38 36 7
50-250 employed persons 129 96 34 92 45 90 100 18 7 50 40 28
250 and more employed persons 65 100 45 93 76 96 100 39 36 89 89 44
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 10 and more employed persons 1,059 88 33 40 21 71 93 22 6 28 26 4
10-50 employed persons 876 86 32 31 18 67 92 17 4 26 24 3
50-250 employed persons 158 99 41 81 33 88 100 48 13 40 39 8
250 and more employed persons 25 100 20 100 67 100 100 50 25 30 18 20
M Other specialised business services 10 and more employed persons 6,377 94 38 47 24 76 97 20 8 42 39 7
10-50 employed persons 5,537 93 37 42 21 74 97 16 6 41 39 6
50-250 employed persons 711 96 46 76 39 91 98 40 13 46 41 13
250 and more employed persons 129 100 55 94 66 96 100 53 29 56 52 16
N Renting and other business support 10 and more employed persons 5,292 86 33 26 15 50 95 12 7 33 31 5
10-50 employed persons 3,997 84 33 21 13 46 95 9 7 30 29 5
50-250 employed persons 1,080 89 33 38 19 59 95 21 7 39 36 7
250 and more employed persons 215 96 31 63 41 86 98 44 17 59 51 17
Q Health and social work activities 10 and more employed persons 4,009 92 32 43 17 66 97 11 5 31 30 4
10-50 employed persons 2,517 88 29 25 13 56 95 9 0 29 28 4
50-250 employed persons 876 97 33 65 18 81 99 10 7 25 25 2
250 and more employed persons 616 99 40 84 32 87 100 16 21 49 47 10
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


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

Number of companies >= 10 employed perso
Total number of companies with 10 and more employed persons in the
Netherlands on 31 December.
Companies with internal networks
Use of linked computers in the company. This includes links between
different locations of the same company. Such a link (network) is
called a Local Area Network (LAN) and may be a "fixed" and "wireless"
connection. A company can have several types of LAN (wireless, intranet,
extranet).
LAN
Number of companies with a LAN (Local Area Network).
Wireless LAN
Number of companies with a wireless LAN (Local Area Network).
Intranet
Number of companies with an internal company communications network
allowing internal file exchange between its users.
Extranet
Number of companies with an extranet: a secured extension of an intranet
that allows external users to access parts of the company's intranet.
Companies with external networks
External networks include internet or other networks than the internet,
such as Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
EDI is a standard for electronic exchange of structured messages between
business partners.
Teleworkers
Number of companies with 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.
Internet
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.
Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Supply Chain Management is the integration of a company's business and
ICT system with that of its business partners to coordinate the
availability and supply of products/services. This is electronic data
exchange on expected production, stock, demand, supply, product
development etc. and can be done via:
- the internet or another network;
- Automated Data Exchange.
Hand typed emails are excluded.
Total number of companies using SCM
Total number of companies using Supply Chain Management.
Companies that secured messages
Companies taking measures to protect electronic data flows.
Total of secured messages
Number of companies using a form of security when sending or receiving
electronic messages, such as a digital signature or a cryptographic
protocol.
Digital signature
Number of companies transmitting electronic messages using a digital
signature or other methods to validate the sender and the messages.
Cryptographic protocols
Number of companies that made use of a secured communications protocol
(e.g. cryptographic protocols SSL and TLS) for orders received via the
Internet.
SSL: Secure Socket Layer.
TLS: Transport Layer Security.