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 ICT specialists and users on 31 December Teleworkers (in % of total number of employed persons) Companies with external networks Teleworkers (in % of total number of companies)
Total 10 and more employed persons 18 56
10-50 employed persons 16 50
50-250 employed persons 17 79
250 and more employed persons 19 91
C Manufacturing 10 and more employed persons 12 57
10-50 employed persons 8 48
50-250 employed persons 12 86
250 and more employed persons 13 92
D-E Public utility, sewerage and waste 10 and more employed persons 24 55
10-50 employed persons 8 41
50-250 employed persons 15 80
250 and more employed persons 31 100
F Construction 10 and more employed persons 15 36
10-50 employed persons 7 31
50-250 employed persons 11 68
250 and more employed persons 31 100
G Wholesale and retail trade 10 and more employed persons 16 57
10-50 employed persons 17 53
50-250 employed persons 18 83
250 and more employed persons 14 89
H Transportation and storage 10 and more employed persons 17 45
10-50 employed persons 9 38
50-250 employed persons 8 71
250 and more employed persons 25 91
I Accommodation and food serving 10 and more employed persons 6 22
10-50 employed persons 3 20
50-250 employed persons 3 53
250 and more employed persons 14 86
J Information and communication 10 and more employed persons 46 87
10-50 employed persons 44 85
50-250 employed persons 49 95
250 and more employed persons 45 96
K Financial services (partly) 10 and more employed persons 38 80
10-50 employed persons 33 76
50-250 employed persons 32 90
250 and more employed persons 39 96
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 10 and more employed persons 25 71
10-50 employed persons 20 67
50-250 employed persons 26 88
250 and more employed persons 30 100
M Other specialised business services 10 and more employed persons 36 76
10-50 employed persons 30 74
50-250 employed persons 33 91
250 and more employed persons 45 96
N Renting and other business support 10 and more employed persons 13 50
10-50 employed persons 15 46
50-250 employed persons 16 59
250 and more employed persons 12 86
Q Health and social work activities 10 and more employed persons 11 66
10-50 employed persons 18 56
50-250 employed persons 14 81
250 and more employed persons 10 87
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

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.
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 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.