The following table provides the correspondance 1 between the indicators of the OECD database on ICT Access and Usage by Businesses and the variables used in the Eurostat database. Latest
revision: December 2023.
1. For any change in correspondance, a break in series has been added in the OECD database.
Code OECDICT Indicator

Code variable
EUROSTAT

Change incorrespondance

A1
A2

P_CUSE
E_BROAD2A2
A2a
A2aA2b

E_BROAD3
E_BROAD
E_FIXBB
E_MOBBB

from 2018 onwards

A2b

E_PMD

from 2018 onwards

A3a

E_ISPD_LT2

A3a

E_ISPDF_LT2A3b

E_ISPD_2_10

A3b

E_ISPDF_2_10

A3c

E_ISPD_10_30

A3c

E_ISPDF_10_30

A3c1

E_ISPDF_LT30

A3d

E_ISPD_30_100

A3d

E_ISPDF_30_100

from 2014 onwards

A3d

E_ISPDF1_30_100

from 2020 onwards

A3e

E_ISPD_GE100A3e

E_ISPDF_GE100

from 2014 onwards

A3e

E_ISPDF1_GE100

from 2020 onwards

A3f

E_ISPDF_100_500

A3g

E_ISPDF_500_1G

A3h

E_ISPDF_GE1G

A4

P_IUSE

Title (EUROSTAT)

Title (OECD)

Persons employed using computers

Persons employed regularly using a computer in their work

Enterprises with broadband access (fixed or mobile)

Businesses with a broadband connection (includes both fixed and mobile)

Connect to the Internet via fixed or mobile broadband
Enterprises Internet connection: fixed broadband accessBusinesses with a wired or fixed wireless broadband connection

from 2014 onwards

from 2014 onwards

from 2014 onwards

from 2014 onwards

Enterprises connecting to the Internet via a mobile broadband connection (3G modem or Businesses with a mobile broadband connection
3G handset)
Provide to the persons employed portable devices that allow a mobile connection to theinternet
The contracted download speed of the enterprise's fastest internet connection is lessBusinesses with a broadband download speed of less than 2 Mbit/s
than 2 Mb/s
The maximum contracted download speed of the fastest fixed Internet connection is lessthan 2 Mb/s
The contracted download speed of the enterprise's fastest internet connection is at least Businesses with a broadband download speed of at least 2 Mbit/s but less than 10
2 Mb/s but less than 10 Mb/s
Mbit/sThe maximum contracted download speed of the fastest fixed Internet connection is atleast 2 Mb/s but less than 10 Mb/s
The contracted download speed of the enterprise's fastest internet connection is at least Businesses with a broadband download speed of at least 10 Mbit/s but less than 30
10 Mb/s but less than 30 Mb/s
Mbit/sThe maximum contracted download speed of the fastest fixed Internet connection is atleast 10 Mb/s but less than 30 Mb/s
The maximum contracted download speed of the fastest fixed line internet connection is Businesses with a broadband download speed of less than 30 Mb/sless than 30 Mb/sThe contracted download speed of the enterprise's fastest internet connection is at least Businesses with a broadband download speed of at least 30 Mbit/s but less than 100
30 Mb/s but less than 100 Mb/s
Mbit/sThe maximum contracted download speed of the fastest fixed Internet connection is atleast 30 Mb/s but less than 100 Mb/s
The maximum contracted download speed of the fastest fixed line internet connection isat least 30 Mb/s but less than 100 Mb/s
The contracted download speed of the enterprise's fastest internet connection is at least Businesses with a broadband download speed of at least 100 Mbit/s
100 Mb/s
The maximum contracted download speed of the fastest fixed Internet connection is atleast 100 Mb/s
The maximum contracted download speed of the fastest fixed line internet connection isat least 100 Mb/s
The maximum contracted download speed of the fastest fixed line internet connection isat least 100 Mb/s but less than 500 Mb/s
The maximum contracted download speed of the fastest fixed line internet connection isat least 500 Mb/s but less than 1 Gb/s
The maximum contracted download speed of the fastest fixed line internet connection isat least 1 Gb/s
Persons employed using computers with access to World Wide Web
Persons employed using a computer with Internet access

Page 1 of 4Code OECDICT Indicator

Code variable
EUROSTAT

Change incorrespondance

A5

P_EMPMD

A5

P_EMPMD1from 2014 to 2017

A5

P_EMPMD2from 2018 onwards

B1
B2

E_WEB
E_WEBORD

C3a

E_ERP

C3a

E_ERP1

C3b

E_CRM

C3b

E_CRM1C3c

E_ADE

C3dC3dE_RFID
E_RFID1

C4E_SISC

D1from 2010 onwards

from 2023 onwards

Title (EUROSTAT)

Title (OECD)

Persons employed, which were provided a portable device that allows a mobile
connection to the Internet
Persons employed, which were provided a portable device that allows a mobile
connection to the internet for business use (as of 2014)
Persons employed, which were provided a portable device that allows internet
connection via mobile telephone networks, for business purpose
Enterprises having a web site or homepage

Persons employed using an Internet-enabled portable device

Enterprises where the website provided online ordering or reservation or booking, e.g.
shopping cartEnterprises who have ERP software package to share information on sales/purchaseswith other internal functional areas
Enterprises who have ERP software package to share information between different
functional areas

Businesses with a website allowing for online ordering or reservation or booking (e.g.
shopping cart)
Businesses using ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) softwareEnterprises using software solutions like Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Businesses using CRM (Customer Relationship Management) softwareEnterprises using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software (as of 2023)

Enterprises using automated data exchange with other ICT systems outside the own
enterpriseEnterprises using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies
from 2014 onwards

Businesses with a website or home page

Businesses using EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
Businesses using RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology

Enterprises using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies (as of 2014)
Businesses sharing electronically SCM information with suppliers and customers

E_AESELLEnterprises whose business processes are automatically linked to those of their
suppliers and/or customers
Enterprises having received orders via computer mediated networks

D1aE_AXSELLEnterprises having received orders placed via EDI-type messages

D1bE_AWSELL

Enterprises having received orders via a website

D2E_ETURN

Enterprises' total turnover from e-commerce

Businesses receiving orders (i.e. making sales) initiated via EDI-type messages, within
the last 12months
Businesses receiving orders (i.e. making sales) through the Internet (via web pages andextranet), within the last 12 months
Percentage of total businesses turnover (excluding value added taxes) from orders
received over computer networks by methods specifically designed for the purpose(includes web pages, extranet or EDI), within the last 12 months

D2a

E_AXSVAL

Total sales via EDI-type messages over the last calendar year, excluding VAT

D2b

E_AWSVAL

Total sales via a website over the last calendar year, excluding VAT

D2b1

E_AWSVAL_B2C

Sales via a website over the last calendar year - B2C

Percentage of otal businesses turnover (excluding value added taxes) from orders
placed through the Internet (via web pages and extranet) by households/individuals,
within the last 12 months

D2b2

E_AWSVAL_B2BG

Sales via a website over the last calendar year - B2B and B2GPercentage of otal businesses turnover (excluding value added taxes) from orders
placed through the Internet (via web pages and extranet) by other enterprises andgovernment, within the last 12 months

D7

E_AEBUYEnterprises having purchased via computer mediated networks

Businesses placing orders (i.e. making purchases) over computer networks by methods
specifically designed for the purpose (includes web pages, extranet or EDI), within thelast 12 months

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Businesses receiving orders (i.e. making sales) over computer networks by methods
specifically designed for the purpose (includes web pages, extranet or EDI), within thelast 12 months

Percentage of otal businesses turnover (excluding value added taxes) from orders
received via EDI-type messages, within the last 12 months
Percentage of otal businesses turnover (excluding value added taxes) from orders
received through the Internet (via web pages and extranet), within the last 12 months

Code OECDICT Indicator

Code variableEUROSTAT

D8Change incorrespondance

Title (EUROSTAT)

Title (OECD)e_aebval

Total electronic purchases, excluding VAT

Percentage of total businesses purchases (excluding value added taxes) from orders
placed over computer networks by methods specifically designed for the purpose(includes web pages, extranet or EDI), within the last 12 months

E3

E_SECIANY

E3

E_SECI2ANY

from 2019 onwards

Enterprises experienced any ICT related security incidents excluding disclosure ofBusinesses experiencing ICT Incidents (security breaches), within the last 12 months
confidential data in electronic form by employeesEnterprises experienced at least once problems due to an ICT related security incident(unavailability of ICT services, destruction or corruption of data, disclosure of confidentialdata)

E3

E_SEC2IANY

from 2021 onwards

E7

E_SECPCNF

The ICT security policy addressed the risks of disclosure of confidential data due tointrusion, pharming, phishing attacks or by accident

Businesses with fomal policy to manage ICT privacy risks

F1

E_IGOVEnterprises using Internet for interaction with public authorities

Businesses using the Internet to interact with public authorities, within the last 12 months

F1

E_IGOV2

2011

Enterprises using the Internet for interaction with public authorities (derived indicator)

F1

E_IGOV3

from 2012 onwards

F1aE_INV3SG

G3G3aG3b

E_CC
E_CC_PEM
E_CC_PSOFTEnterprises using Internet for interaction with public authorities (derived indicator as of2012)
Enterprise using the internet to issue/send any type of invoices, whether in electronic orin paper form, to public authorities
Buy cloud computing services used over the internet

Businesses using the Internet to issue/send any type of invoices, whether in electronic orin paper form, to public authorities, within the last 12 months
Businesses purchasing cloud computing services

Buy e-mail (as a CC service)Businesses purchasing cloud computing services: E-mailBuy office software (e.g. word processors, spreadsheets, etc.) (as a CC service)Businesses purchasing cloud computing services: Office software

G3c

E_CC_PFACC

Buy finance or accounting software applications (as a CC service)Businesses purchasing cloud computing services: Finance or accounting software

G3d

E_CC_PCRM

Buy Customer Relationship Management software (as a CC service)

G3eG3fG3g

E_CC_PDB
E_CC_PFIL
E_CC_PCPU

Buy hosting for the enterprise's database (as a CC service)Businesses purchasing cloud computing services: Customer relationship management(CRM) software
Businesses purchasing cloud computing services: Hosting of databases

Buy storage of files (as a CC service)Businesses purchasing cloud computing services: Storage of files

Buy computing power to run the enterprise's own software (as a CC service)Businesses purchasing cloud computing services: Computing power to run own software

G7
G7
G7

E_BD
E_BDA
E_DA

Analyse big data from any data source

Proportion of businesses having performed Big data analysis

G7a

E_BDOWN

G7a
G7a

E_BDAINT
E_DAOWN

G7b

E_BDEXTG7b

E_BDAEXT

from 2020 onwards

Have another enterprise or organisation perform big data analysis for the enterprise

G7b

E_DAEXT

from 2023 onwards

Enterprises where data analytics for the enterprise is performed by external enterprise ororganisation

Have experienced at least once any problem due to ICT security incident: unavailibility ofICT services, destruction or corruption of data, disclosure of confidential data (for anyreason)

from 2020 onwards

Analyse big data internally from any data source or externallyfrom 2023 onwards

Data analytics for the enterprise is performed by the enterprise's own employees or by
an external provider
Big data analysis for the enterprise is done by the enterprise's own employees

from 2020 onwards

Analyse big data internally from any data sourcefrom 2023 onwards

Enterprises where data analytics for the enterprise is performed by own employees
Big data analysis for the enterprise is done by an external service provider

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Proportion of businesses having performed Big data analysis only with own employees

Proportion of businesses having performed Big data analysis only with external serviceprovider

Code OECDICT Indicator

Code variable
EUROSTATG7c

E_BDBOTH

G12G13

E_P3D
E_IOT

G13

E_IOT1

G14

E_AI_1

G14

E_AI_TANY

H1H3

E_ITSP2
E_ITT2H3a

E_ITSPT2

H3b

E_ITUST2

H4

E_ITSPRCR2

H5

E_ITSPVAC2

K1
K1

E_SM_ANY
E_SM1_ANY

Change incorrespondance

Title (EUROSTAT)

Title (OECD)

Big data analysis for the enterprise is done by the enterprise's own employees and by an Proportion of businesses having performed Big data analysis with both own employees
external provider
and external service providerUse 3D printing
Proportion of businesses using 3D Printing technology (%)

from 2021 onwards

from 2021 onwards

from 2014 onwards

Use interconnected devices or systems that can be monitored or remotely controlled via Proportion of businesses using Internet of Things (IoT) (%)
the internet (Internet of Things)
Enterprises use IoT (interconnected devices or systems that can be monitored or
remotely controlled via the internet) (as of 2021)
Enterprises use at least one AI system (of E_CHTB, E_BDAML, E_BDANL, E_RBTS). Proportion of businesses using Artificial Intelligence (AI) (%)
E_CHTB relates to enterprises which have a chat service where a chatbot or a virtual
agent replies to customers. E_BDAML relates to enteprises analysing big data using
machine learning. E_BDANL relates to enterprises analysing big data using natural
language processing, natural language generation or speech recognition. E_RBTS
relates to enterprises using service robots.

Enterprises use at least 1 of the listed artificial intelligence technologies: (AI_TTM, (see G14 previous page)
AI_TSR, AI_TNLG, AI_TIR, AI_TML, AI_TPA, AI_TAR). AI_TTM relates to enterprises
which use AI technologies for performing analysis of written language. AI_TSRrelates to enterprises which use AI technologies for converting spoken language intomachine-readable format. AI_TNLG relates to enterprises which use AI technologies
for generating written or spoken language. AI_TIR relates to enterprises which use
AI technologies for identifying objects or persons based on images. AI_TML relates
to enterprises which use AI technologies for machine learning (e.g. deep learning).
AI_TPA relates to enterprises which use AI technologies automating different
workflows or assisting in decision making. AI_TAR relates to enterprises which use
AI technologies enabling physical movement of machines via autonomous
decisions based on observation of surroundings.
Enterprise employed ICT/IT specialists (reduced comparability with 2007)

Businesses which employ ICT specialists, within the last 12 months

Enterprise provided training to their personnel to develop/upgrade their ICT skills(reduced comparability with 2007)
Enterprise provided training to ICT/IT specialists to develop/upgrade their ICT skills(reduced comparability with 2007)
Enterprise provided training to other persons employed to develop/upgrade their ICTskills (reduced comparability with 2007)
Enterprise recruited/tried to recruit personnel for jobs requiring ICT specialist skills(reduced comparability with 2007)
Enterprise had hard-to-fill vacancies for jobs requiring ICT specialist skills (reducedcomparability with 2007)
Enteprise Use any social media

Businesses which provided any type of training to develop ICT related skills of thepersons employed, within the last 12 months
Businesses which provided any type of training to develop ICT related skills for ICT
specialists, within the last 12 months
businesses which provided any type of training to develop ICT related skills for persons
employed who are not ICT specialists, within the last 12 months
Businesses that offered positions for ICT specialist, within the last 12 months

Enteprise Use any social media (as of 2014)

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Businesses that offered positions for ICT specialist, within the last 12 months, whichwere difficult to fillBusinesses using social media