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2003 e-commerce survey of business : Information and Communication ...

Source: ec.europa.eu
Topic: Business Communication

Sort Desciption: Table 4: Percentage of businesses with different types of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by size of business 2002 and 2003 ...

Content Inside: Some key findings: The number of businesses using the Internet for sales increased by a quarter to 5 per cent between 2002 and 2003. Businesses were a lot more likely to buy than sell over the Internet with 29 per cent reporting that they did so at some time during 2003. Three in ten (31 per cent) of businesses reported having a website at the end of 2003. The use of many ICTs was growing fastest among smaller businesses at the end of 2003 partly reflecting their catching up following the early investment by larger businesses. The largest increase in businesses with Internet access was among those with fewer than 50 employees. Seventy per cent of businesses used PCs in 2003; this rises to 92 per cent if businesses with fewer than 10 employees are excluded. The number of people with access to the Internet at work rose by 9 per cent between the end of 2002 and the end of 2003 to 7.1 million. One in four businesses used broadband as the primary method of Internet connection at the end of 2003 a rise from one in seven in 2002. Fewer businesses reported the reason for not using broadband as 'not available in geographic area' in 2003 than in 2002. The number of businesses using the Internet to interact with public authorities rose from 18 per cent to 19 per cent between 2002 and 2003. 2003 e-commerce survey of business : Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) adoption and usage Structure of this report. Introduction - including uses limitations and improvements Background - including selection information and estimation Types of technology used and levels of usage Access to the Internet at work Buying and selling over the Internet Buying and selling over other types of ICTs Business integration (and competitive advantage) through ICTs Using ICT to interact with Public Authorities Introduction The e-commerce survey measures the level and type of ICT used by UK businesses. The data provides information to policy makers to help dire ...