The European e-Business Report 2002/2003 edition
INDICE
Foreword .5 Introduction .6 Executive Summary .7 Part A:Synopsis of Main Findings .11 1 The adoption of e-business by European enterprises .11 1.1 ICT infrastructure and skills development in European enterprises .12 1.2 E-commerce activities .17 1.3 Integration and sophistication of e-business processes .24 1.4 Perceived impacts of e-business .29 2 Conclusions:economic and policy implications .33 2.1 Economic implications of e-business developments .33 2.2 Policy Implications .36 3 Collection of Charts .43 Part B:Contributions .69 Products and Services Online:The Moving Mix .69 by Enrico Colla,CERIDICE Offline Skills for Online Success .71 by Menno Smidts and Pim den Hertog,Dialogic,Utrecht Adding Value Through Standardization in Europe .73 by John Ketchell,Director,CEN/ISSS Increasing Maturity in Real Estate e-Business .75 by Bob Thompson,RETRI Group Looking For a Business Model of E-Banking .76 by Umberto Filotto,Full Professor University of Rome “Tor Vergata ” Part C:The Status-Quo of e-Business in 15 Sectors of the Economy .79 1 The food,beverages and tobacco industry .79 1.1 Economic profile and trends .79 1.2 Usage of ICT &e-business .80 1.3 Conclusions .86 2 Media &printing .90 2.1 Economic profile and trends .90 2.2 Usage of ICT &e-business .92 2.3 Conclusions .100 3 The chemical industries .102 3.1 Economic profile and trends .102 3.2 Usage of ICT &e-business .103 3.3 Conclusions .110 4 Manufacture of metal products .113 4.1 Economic profile and trends .113 4.2 Usage of ICT &e-business .115 4.3 Conclusions .118 5 Manufacture of machinery and equipment .121 5.1 Economic profile and trends .121 5.2 Usage of ICT &e-business .123 5.3 Conclusions .127 6 Manufacture of electrical machinery and electronics .131 6.1 Economic profile and trends .131 6.2 Usage of ICT &e-business .134 6.3 Conclusions .137 7 Manufacture of transport equipment .139 7.1 Economic profile and trends .139 7.2 Usage of ICT &e-business .142 7.3 Conclusions .146 8 Retail .148 8.1 Economic profile and trends .148 8.2 Usage of ICT &e-business .148 8.3 Conclusions .156 9 Tourism .158 9.1 Economic profile and trends .158 9.2 Usage of ICT &e-business .160 9.3 Conclusions .164 10 Credit institutions,investment and leasing firms .165 10.1 Economic profile and trends .165 10.2 Usage of ICT &e-business .167 10.3 Conclusions .172 11 Insurance and pension funding services .175 11.1 Economic profile and trends .175 11.2 Usage of ICT &e-business .176 11.3 Conclusions .185 12 Real estate activities .187 12.1 Economic profile and trends .187 12.2 Usage of ICT &e-business .188 12.3 Conclusions .195 13 Business services .197 13.1 Economic profile and trends .197 13.2 Usage of ICT &e-business .200 13.3 Conclusions .206 14 The ICT services sector .208 14.1 Economic profile and trends .208 14.2 Usage of ICT &e-business .209 14.3 Conclusions .216 15 Health and social work .218 15.1 Economic profile and trends .218 15.2 Usage of ICT &e-business .220 15.3 Conclusions .225 Annex:Methodology of the e-Business Survey 2002 .228
CONTENIDO
A portrait of e-business in 15 sectors of the EU economy