ICT use by companies by sector of industry (SIC 2008) and size of company
| Sector of Industry SIC 2008 | Size of company | Companies with software/ICT applications Open source software Office and business applications (in % of total number of companies) | Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Identifying business inventory/maintenan (in % of total number of companies) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M Other specialised business services | 10 and more employed persons | 20 | 0 |
| M Other specialised business services | 10-50 employed persons | 20 | - |
| M Other specialised business services | 50-250 employed persons | 21 | 1 |
| M Other specialised business services | 250 and more employed persons | 30 | 2 |
| N Renting and other business support | 10 and more employed persons | 15 | 1 |
| N Renting and other business support | 10-50 employed persons | 16 | 1 |
| N Renting and other business support | 50-250 employed persons | 14 | 1 |
| N Renting and other business support | 250 and more employed persons | 17 | 1 |
| 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.
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
- Companies with software/ICT applications
- ICT applications: special software with a limited application (e.g. an
accounting package).- Open source software
- Open source software is not necessarily free of charge and is
characterised by three aspects:
1 the source code of the software is freely available, at least in part;
2 everyone can add to it or improve it;
3 everyone can distribute it.- Office and business applications
- Number of companies using open source software for office and business
applications. Examples are the Star Office and Open Office word processing
packages, AbiWord, Gimp, LDAP and the Firefox web browser.
- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a technology with which data can
be remotely transferred through radio waves with the aim of identifying
or tracking objects, animals or people. An 'RFID-tag' - often a chip - is
used as a transmitter which is very easy to transport because of its
small format. Such a tag is attached to or incorporated in the object to
be tracked and the tag transmits a unique identification number by means
of radio waves. A receiver recognises this number and thus identifies the
object concerned.
RFID is an alternative for the barcode.- Identifying business inventory/maintenan
- Total number of companies using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to
identify business inventory/equipment for maintenance or administration.