ICT use by companies by company size, 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) |
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10 and more employed persons | 66 | 57 | 18 | 22 |
10-20 employed persons | 60 | 52 | 14 | 12 |
20-50 employed persons | 59 | 52 | 17 | 26 |
50-100 employed persons | 62 | 54 | 17 | 40 |
100-250 employed persons | 66 | 56 | 18 | 54 |
250-500 employed persons | 66 | 57 | 19 | 55 |
500 and more employed persons | 71 | 61 | 19 | 55 |
Source: CBS. |
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.
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.