Usage Survey 1999. The survey assessed the adoption and usage of ICT by businesses in Singapore and revealed a high ICT adoption rate. The survey was conducted for the IDA by the International Data Corporation which polled a total of 747 companies from all industry sectors on various aspects of their ICT usage in 1998.
Computerization is defined as having at least one stand-alone computer.
The majority of non-computerized companies indicated that they had no need for computers. Further analysis showed that small businesses allocated slightly more for external overhead. The survey also found that IT spending was directly related to the size of the company, with larger companies having bigger IT budgets. The level of ICT sophistication is also closely related to the size of the company. The LAN penetration in small companies was low, as most of these companies used stand-alone PCs.