Preliminary report of the 2004 Information and Communication Technology Survey : Northern region
Due attention is given to use the knowledge and technology as the country development base in order to be competed in learning and the knowledge base society. The National Statistical Office (NSO), as an authorized government agency therefore, decides to conduct the first survey of Information and Communication Technology Survey in 2004. The data collection was performed in 2 stages; the listing stage and the enumeration stage. This data presented are the results of the enumeration stage, concerning the information and communication technology of the establishments with at least one person engaged located in municipal areas in the Northern region. Those engaged in business trade and services, manufacturing, construction and other land transport and activities of travel agencies. All information collected refers to the operation period of establishment during July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004. The major findings are as follows; 1) Number of establishments, there were totally 117,444 establishments. Most of them were engaged in business trade and services, which was about 83.5 percent. Followed by those engaged in manufacturing was about 13.4 percent. Those engaged in the other land transport and activity of travel agencies and construction were about 2.3 and 0.8 percent respectively.
Figure 1 Percentage of establishments by economic activity
2) Size of establishment, specified by number of persons engaged, it was found that most of establishments (about 99.6 percent) were small size, with 1 - 50 persons. Those with 51 - 200 persons and more than 200 persons were very small proportion of about 0.3 and 0.1 percent respectively.
Table 1 Percentage of establishments by size of establishment and economic activities 1 – 50 persons 51-200 persons > 200 persons
Economic activity
Total
Total Business Trade and Services Manufacturing Construction Other land transport and activities of travel agencies
100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
99.6 99.8 99.0 97.9 99.3
0.3 0.2 0.7 2.1 0.6
0.1 0.3 0.1
Source : The 2004 Information and Communication Technology Survey, National Statistical Office.
3) Computer used, there was about 14.3 percent. There were totally 40,920 units of computers facilitated business process and the totally number of 39,131 staffs using computers in their normal work routines (At least once a week).
Table 2 Percentage of establishments with used of computer, number of computers and number of staffs using computers by economic activities
Business Trade and Services Manufacturing Construction Other land transport etc.
Construction 0.8%
Transport 2.3% Manufacturing 13.4%
Used of ICT
Total
Computer 117,444
Estabishments
100.0 14.3 85.7
100.0 15.0 85.0 36,441 34,393
100.0 8.2 91.8 2,682 2,898
100.0 37.7 62.3 755 812
100.0 14.7 85.3 1,043 1,028
Yes No
• Number of computer 40,920
Business Trade and Services 83.5%
• Number of staffs using computer
39,131
Source : The 2004 Information and Communication Technology Survey, National Statistical Office.
Source : The 2004 Information and Communication Technology Survey, National Statistical Office.
-24) Internet used, there was about 41.4 percent. The major purpose of internet activities, about 79.1 percent, accessed to the internet for information searches, about 58.5 and 36.9 percent of establishments had accessed to the internet for electronic mail and monitoring the market respectively.
Figure 2 Percentage of establishments with use of internet by purpose Percentag Percentag
6) Purchases via internet, there was very small u proportion of about 1.2 percent and the payment via internet about 15.8 percent of establishments with purchases via internet. Sales via internet, there was very small proportion of about 0.6 percent and about 11.9 percent of receivables via internet. 7) Use of EDI or other computer mediated ) networks (other than internet), there was very small proportion of about 0.2 percent, especially establishments with more than 200 persons had the highest proportion of 8.3 percent.
80 60 40 20 0
3 4
80 60 40 20 0
No Yes
Information Electronic Monitoring Purchase/Sale Advertising of Others searches mail the market goods own goods and services
Table 3 Percentage of establishments with use of information and communication technology by size of establishment (number of persons engaged)
Purposes
1
2
3
4
5
6
Use of ICT
Total
1 – 50 persons
51-200 persons
> 200 persons
1/ Purchases via internet Yes No
100.0 1.2 99.0 100.0 15.8 84.2 100.0 0.6 99.4 100.0 11.9 88.1 100.0 0.2 99.8
100.0 1.2 99.1 100.0 14.4 85.6 100.0 0.6 99.4 100.0 11.0 89.0 100.0 0.1 99.9
100.0 19.8 83.3 100.0 40.6 59.4 100.0 19.8 80.2 100.0 18.1 81.9 100.0 6.6 93.4
100.0 33.5 74.6 100.0 38.2 61.8 100.0 31.4 68.6 100.0 20.7 79.3 100.0 8.3 91.7
Source : The 2004 Information and Communication Technology Survey, National Statistical Office.
5)Website used, there was very small proportion of about 1.9 percent. About 1.5 percent had their own web site, the rest of about 0.4 percent used other web portal. The purposes of using web site were marketing the establishment product of about 77.1 percent. The followings were inquiry or contact facility and receiving purchased order of about 64.9 and 37.4 percent respectively.
Figure 3 Percentage of establishments with used of website and purpose Others 25.4 % Online payment 21.2 % Providing after sales Receiving purchased order 37 4 % Inquiry/contact facility 64.9 %
Payment via internet Yes No Sales via internet Yes No Receivables via internet Yes No Use of EDI or other computer mediated networks Yes No
No 98.1 %
Yes 1.9 %
Marketing the establishment product 77.1%
Note : 1/ More than one characteristic can be done by an establishment. Source : The 2004 Information and Communication Technology Survey, National Statistical Office.
Source : The 2004 Information and Communication Technology Survey, National Statistical Office.
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