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

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ICT use by companies by sector of industry (SIC 2008) and size of company
Sector of Industry SIC 2008 Size of company 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 10 and more employed persons 66 57 18 22
Total 10-50 employed persons 60 52 16 17
Total 50-250 employed persons 64 55 17 45
Total 250 and more employed persons 70 60 19 55
C Manufacturing 10 and more employed persons 53 41 12 40
C Manufacturing 10-50 employed persons 45 37 8 29
C Manufacturing 50-250 employed persons 56 43 12 74
C Manufacturing 250 and more employed persons 56 42 13 90
D-E Public utility, sewerage and waste 10 and more employed persons 66 61 24 32
D-E Public utility, sewerage and waste 10-50 employed persons 46 35 8 19
D-E Public utility, sewerage and waste 50-250 employed persons 57 50 15 54
D-E Public utility, sewerage and waste 250 and more employed persons 74 71 31 73
F Construction 10 and more employed persons 40 38 15 14
F Construction 10-50 employed persons 30 27 7 10
F Construction 50-250 employed persons 40 37 11 38
F Construction 250 and more employed persons 58 55 31 83
G Wholesale and retail trade 10 and more employed persons 65 51 16 29
G Wholesale and retail trade 10-50 employed persons 70 59 17 25
G Wholesale and retail trade 50-250 employed persons 69 57 18 59
G Wholesale and retail trade 250 and more employed persons 56 38 14 69
H Transportation and storage 10 and more employed persons 49 37 17 12
H Transportation and storage 10-50 employed persons 38 33 9 6
H Transportation and storage 50-250 employed persons 39 30 8 31
H Transportation and storage 250 and more employed persons 60 42 25 63
I Accommodation and food serving 10 and more employed persons 34 27 6 3
I Accommodation and food serving 10-50 employed persons 33 25 3 1
I Accommodation and food serving 50-250 employed persons 33 24 3 17
I Accommodation and food serving 250 and more employed persons 34 32 14 51
J Information and communication 10 and more employed persons 96 93 46 26
J Information and communication 10-50 employed persons 98 94 44 20
J Information and communication 50-250 employed persons 96 95 49 45
J Information and communication 250 and more employed persons 96 92 45 66
K Financial services (partly) 10 and more employed persons 97 87 38 12
K Financial services (partly) 10-50 employed persons 95 88 33 7
K Financial services (partly) 50-250 employed persons 99 90 32 18
K Financial services (partly) 250 and more employed persons 97 87 39 39
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 10 and more employed persons 89 82 25 22
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 10-50 employed persons 87 80 20 17
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 50-250 employed persons 88 86 26 48
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 250 and more employed persons 91 80 30 50
M Other specialised business services 10 and more employed persons 92 87 36 20
M Other specialised business services 10-50 employed persons 90 85 30 16
M Other specialised business services 50-250 employed persons 93 86 33 40
M Other specialised business services 250 and more employed persons 93 89 45 53
N Renting and other business support 10 and more employed persons 72 68 13 12
N Renting and other business support 10-50 employed persons 59 55 15 9
N Renting and other business support 50-250 employed persons 68 61 16 21
N Renting and other business support 250 and more employed persons 77 75 12 44
Q Health and social work activities 10 and more employed persons 66 57 11 11
Q Health and social work activities 10-50 employed persons 67 54 18 9
Q Health and social work activities 50-250 employed persons 67 57 14 10
Q Health and social work activities 250 and more employed persons 66 57 10 16
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.