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) 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 external networks Internet, communication with government At least one type of interaction (in % of total number of companies) Companies with external networks Internet, communication with government Obtaining information (in % of total number of companies) Companies with external networks Internet, communication with government Obtaining forms (in % of total number of companies) Companies with external networks Internet, communication with government Returning completed forms (in % of total number of companies) Companies with external networks Internet, communication with government Online declarations/applications (in % of total number of companies) Companies with external networks Internet, communication with government Tender registration (in % of total number of companies) Companies with software/ICT applications ERP software (in % of total number of companies) Automated Data Exchange (ADE) Order processing with third parties (in % of total number of companies) Supply Chain Management (SCM) With suppliers Total SCM with suppliers (in % of total number of companies) Supply Chain Management (SCM) With suppliers Expected demand or inventory level (in % of total number of companies) Supply Chain Management (SCM) With suppliers Progress of delivery (in % of total number of companies) Supply Chain Management (SCM) With customers Total SCM with customers (in % of total number of companies) Supply Chain Management (SCM) With customers Expected demand or inventory level (in % of total number of companies) Supply Chain Management (SCM) With customers Progress of delivery (in % of total number of companies)
Total 10 and more employed persons 66 57 86 35 33 18 56 96 82 74 75 72 26 7 22 47 11 8 9 7 5 6
Total 10-50 employed persons 60 52 84 33 27 16 50 95 80 71 73 70 25 6 17 46 9 7 8 5 4 4
Total 50-250 employed persons 64 55 95 42 54 23 79 98 89 84 84 81 31 11 45 51 15 12 13 11 9 10
Total 250 and more employed persons 70 60 99 51 85 44 91 100 91 88 87 78 32 16 55 64 31 24 28 27 22 25
C Manufacturing 10 and more employed persons 53 41 90 34 30 14 57 97 86 77 79 78 24 5 40 49 11 9 10 11 9 9
C Manufacturing 10-50 employed persons 45 37 88 29 22 11 48 96 84 74 76 77 23 4 29 46 8 6 7 7 6 6
C Manufacturing 50-250 employed persons 56 43 98 45 52 20 86 100 92 87 88 84 27 7 74 55 17 15 14 16 15 13
C Manufacturing 250 and more employed persons 56 42 99 60 83 42 92 100 92 88 89 78 27 9 90 66 43 36 40 45 39 40
D-E Public utility, sewerage and waste 10 and more employed persons 66 61 93 31 48 25 55 97 89 83 81 78 29 15 32 40 8 5 7 6 4 4
D-E Public utility, sewerage and waste 10-50 employed persons 46 35 90 23 34 19 41 96 89 82 78 79 27 11 19 37 4 2 4 5 3 4
D-E Public utility, sewerage and waste 50-250 employed persons 57 50 98 47 71 35 80 100 88 81 82 75 35 22 54 33 11 6 11 7 5 6
D-E Public utility, sewerage and waste 250 and more employed persons 74 71 100 40 94 53 100 100 100 100 100 79 31 29 73 80 29 26 20 9 9 6
F Construction 10 and more employed persons 40 38 81 24 15 8 36 96 81 72 74 72 27 9 14 42 8 4 8 2 1 2
F Construction 10-50 employed persons 30 27 79 24 12 8 31 96 79 69 72 69 26 7 10 42 7 4 7 2 1 2
F Construction 50-250 employed persons 40 37 94 26 33 11 68 99 96 93 94 92 40 17 38 45 10 6 9 2 1 2
F Construction 250 and more employed persons 58 55 100 41 90 32 100 100 92 91 89 88 36 46 83 60 23 16 23 19 14 18
G Wholesale and retail trade 10 and more employed persons 65 51 86 41 37 23 57 96 80 71 73 71 25 5 29 57 18 15 16 9 8 8
G Wholesale and retail trade 10-50 employed persons 70 59 85 39 34 22 53 96 80 71 73 71 24 5 25 56 17 13 15 8 7 7
G Wholesale and retail trade 50-250 employed persons 69 57 94 56 56 23 83 97 82 75 75 75 30 6 59 61 25 22 23 11 8 11
G Wholesale and retail trade 250 and more employed persons 56 38 99 68 87 46 89 98 88 82 85 81 30 11 69 83 57 46 52 42 35 38
H Transportation and storage 10 and more employed persons 49 37 81 27 23 16 45 93 79 72 75 71 33 3 12 56 9 7 9 11 8 11
H Transportation and storage 10-50 employed persons 38 33 77 24 16 13 38 91 76 69 73 67 32 2 6 54 6 4 5 6 4 6
H Transportation and storage 50-250 employed persons 39 30 97 35 43 24 71 97 90 83 83 84 36 8 31 63 20 17 19 27 21 27
H Transportation and storage 250 and more employed persons 60 42 100 62 81 61 91 100 92 91 89 85 45 8 63 72 36 29 35 49 39 49
I Accommodation and food serving 10 and more employed persons 34 27 55 33 12 5 22 90 67 55 56 59 16 7 3 39 6 4 5 5 3 3
I Accommodation and food serving 10-50 employed persons 33 25 53 32 10 4 20 90 65 53 54 57 16 6 1 37 5 4 4 5 2 3
I Accommodation and food serving 50-250 employed persons 33 24 92 44 36 16 53 95 87 78 84 78 22 11 17 66 14 11 12 8 7 6
I Accommodation and food serving 250 and more employed persons 34 32 100 70 76 43 86 100 92 92 86 86 44 17 51 78 31 26 31 35 31 35
J Information and communication 10 and more employed persons 96 93 97 60 65 38 87 99 91 84 85 80 23 13 26 50 15 9 14 6 5 6
J Information and communication 10-50 employed persons 98 94 96 59 59 35 85 98 91 83 85 79 21 10 20 49 13 8 13 4 3 4
J Information and communication 50-250 employed persons 96 95 98 66 90 48 95 99 94 89 89 84 32 22 45 50 15 11 14 10 8 10
J Information and communication 250 and more employed persons 96 92 99 68 100 66 96 100 85 80 81 81 35 24 66 65 41 27 39 31 22 29
K Financial services (partly) 10 and more employed persons 97 87 93 33 64 36 80 96 83 75 75 66 25 3 12 45 6 5 6 6 3 5
K Financial services (partly) 10-50 employed persons 95 88 91 31 52 29 76 95 82 73 74 65 24 2 7 39 5 4 4 3 2 3
K Financial services (partly) 50-250 employed persons 99 90 96 34 92 45 90 100 86 84 84 67 30 2 18 51 4 1 4 4 - 4
K Financial services (partly) 250 and more employed persons 97 87 100 45 93 76 96 100 84 75 64 73 30 11 39 76 23 19 23 27 16 27
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 10 and more employed persons 89 82 88 33 40 21 71 93 84 81 79 76 25 2 22 34 5 5 4 3 2 3
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 10-50 employed persons 87 80 86 32 31 18 67 92 82 79 77 76 27 2 17 33 4 4 3 2 1 2
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 50-250 employed persons 88 86 99 41 81 33 88 100 95 94 89 77 17 1 48 37 12 8 10 8 5 8
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 250 and more employed persons 91 80 100 20 100 67 100 100 100 100 87 82 18 - 50 77 20 13 20 18 10 18
M Other specialised business services 10 and more employed persons 92 87 94 38 47 24 76 97 89 82 84 80 31 12 20 43 6 4 6 4 3 4
M Other specialised business services 10-50 employed persons 90 85 93 37 42 21 74 97 89 82 84 80 30 11 16 43 5 3 5 3 3 3
M Other specialised business services 50-250 employed persons 93 86 96 46 76 39 91 98 87 82 82 80 34 15 40 44 11 7 10 9 7 8
M Other specialised business services 250 and more employed persons 93 89 100 55 94 66 96 100 90 90 84 80 39 34 53 53 24 18 22 22 14 22
N Renting and other business support 10 and more employed persons 72 68 86 33 26 15 50 95 79 70 73 71 29 11 12 37 5 4 5 5 4 5
N Renting and other business support 10-50 employed persons 59 55 84 33 21 13 46 95 78 67 71 68 27 11 9 35 5 4 5 4 4 4
N Renting and other business support 50-250 employed persons 68 61 89 33 38 19 59 95 84 79 80 78 35 12 21 44 5 3 5 6 6 5
N Renting and other business support 250 and more employed persons 77 75 96 31 63 41 86 98 92 86 87 83 36 21 44 48 12 8 11 14 11 14
Q Health and social work activities 10 and more employed persons 66 57 92 32 43 17 66 97 81 75 76 49 20 6 11 39 4 3 4 2 2 2
Q Health and social work activities 10-50 employed persons 67 54 88 29 25 13 56 95 74 67 68 36 14 3 9 37 0 0 0 - - -
Q Health and social work activities 50-250 employed persons 67 57 97 33 65 18 81 99 90 87 89 76 28 12 10 34 6 6 6 4 3 4
Q Health and social work activities 250 and more employed persons 66 57 99 40 84 32 87 100 93 91 89 71 30 10 16 57 18 13 15 10 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.
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
Internet, communication with government
Using the internet for interaction with government. For example: online
tax returns, tenders, applying for building permits, subsidies etc, and
obtaining other information.
At least one type of interaction
Number of companies that use the internet for interaction with the
government. Companies may have different types of contact with the
government, for example, first download a form and then return the
completed form electronically.
Obtaining information
Number of companies that use the internet to obtain government
information.
Obtaining forms
Number of companies that use the internet to obtain government forms.
E.g. downloading a form.
Returning completed forms
Number of companies that use the internet for returning completed
government forms, e.g. for tax returns, applications for building
permits or subsidies.
Online declarations/applications
Number of companies that use the internet for online declarations/
applications to the government. For example, tax declaration, applying
for a permit, including payment if required, no additional paperwork
required.
Tender registration
Number of companies that use the internet to registering for a government
tender.
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.
Automated Data Exchange (ADE)
Automated Data Exchange is the electronic data exchange between companies
through internet or another network, in an agreed format (e.g. XML,
EDIFACT). Hand typed emails are excluded.
Order processing with third parties
Number of companies using ICT systems allowing them to process placed
purchase orders or received sales orders automatically in the ICT systems
of suppliers or of the customers/buyers.
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.
With suppliers
Total SCM with suppliers
Total number of companies using Supply Chain Management with suppliers.
Expected demand or inventory level
Total number of companies using SCM with suppliers on expected demand,
inventory levels or production plans.
Progress of delivery
Total number of companies using SCM with suppliers on progress of
delivery.
With customers
Total SCM with customers
Total number of companies using Supply Chain Management with customers.
Expected demand or inventory level
Total number of companies using SCM with customers on expected demand,
inventory levels or production plans.
Progress of delivery
Total number of companies using SCM with customers on progress of
delivery.