Economic impact of e-business: industry-wide survey, pocketbook of indicators

The European e-Business Report, a 230-page summary of already published sector-specific impact studies, assesses the maturity and economic impact of e-commerce (buying and selling) and e-business (all business processes) in 15 sectors of the EU economy. Each sector's e-business performance is profiled against the industry average and specific policy issues are described in each case (see Executive summary). The 60-page Pocketbook of e-business indicators gives readily usable key figures on information and communication technology (ICT) and e-business use in the same 15 sectors. These figures come from a decision-maker survey of over 9,200 enterprises in July 2002 and show that a third of all enterprises have engaged in on-line buying,