Development of Information Technology and Telecommunications IT

1
Development of Information Technology and
Telecommunications (ITT) Statistics in Hong
KongOverview and Development Plans
Census and Statistics Department (CSD)
2
Overview of ITT Statistics available in HK

• Technical and commercial infrastructural support
• IT personnel

• IT penetration and usage amongst businesses
• IT penetration and usage amongst people

3
(I) Infrastructural Support

• Local Fixed Telecommunication Network Services

4
(I) Infrastructural Support

• Public Mobile Phone Services

5
(I) Infrastructural Support

• Internet Access Services

6
(II) IT Manpower Situation

• IT personnel

7
(III) IT Usage amongst businesses

• PC usage amongst business

By Industry Sector
By Employment Size
8
(III) IT Usage amongst businesses

• Internet usage amongst business

By Employment Size
By Industry Sector
9
(III) IT Usage amongst businesses

• Electronic business/ commerce

• of establishments engaged in the following
  activities through electronic means
• Order/purchase (5)
• Receipt (35)
• Sale (0.3)
• Delivery (8)

10
(IV) IT Usage amongst people

• PC usage amongst households

11
(IV) IT Usage amongst people

• Internet usage amongst household members

12
(IV) IT Usage amongst people

• Usage of electronic business services amongst
  household members

13
Collection currently in place

• Statistics on ITT are collected through

14
Collection currently in place (contd)

• Statistics on ITT are collected through

15
Development Areas

• Enhanced classification of ITT-related
  industries

• provide a more refined classification of
  ITT-related industries by enhancing the Hong
  Kong Standard Industrial Classification

• draw reference to the Information and
  Communication Technology (ICT) devised by OECD
  and other statistical offices

16
Development Areas (contd)

• Estimated contribution of ITT-related industries
  

• enlarge the sample sizes for selected industries

• provide a holistic view on the performance and
  economic contribution of ITT-related industries

17
Development Areas (contd)

• Expanded scopes for the 2 dedicated surveys on IT
  usage and penetration

• continue to conduct the 2 dedicated surveys in
  2001

• review the scopes to meet users needs

18
Development Areas (contd)

• More product statistics for telecommunications

• broadband Internet services
• wireless Internet services
• 3G mobile phone services

19
Census and Statistics Department (CSD)
End of session