Table 5. Science and technology, 2004. Spain Finland Italy UK
R&D employment (% of total) all sectors
1.49 1.14 3.24
- business 0.52 0.37 1.72
- government 0.22 0.20 0.42
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Science and technology employment (% of total) All NACE branches – Total 32.6 45.5 38.5 Manufacturing sector 19.8 39.0 32.5 Services 44.0 41.7 51.7 41.8
Knowledge-intensive financial services 64.5 72.4 49.3
Other knowledge-intensive services employment (% of total)72.8 75.1 59.2 58.4 Financial intermediation
70.8 64.5 72.4 49.3
Information technology IT expenditure as % of GDP
1.80 2.00 3.60 4.30 Communications expenditure as % of GDP
3.70 3.30 3.40 3.80 Price of local calls(in €)
0.28 0.25 0.24 0.44 Prices of national calls(in €)
0.88 1.15 0.90 0.44 Broadband penetration rate (%)
5.40 4.80 9.50 5.30
Source:
Eurostat, European Innovation Scoreboard.
Table 6. Availability and usage of internet, 2005. Spain Finland Italy UK
Accessibility% of households having
access to Internet at home 34 51 34 56 a personal computer
55 64 46 65
Security% of individuals who have, in the last 12 months, experienced the following security problem Fraudulent payment (creditor debit)
card use 0.30 0.10 0.30 1.60 Abuse of personal information sent on the Internet
7.40 2.10 1.40 2.20 Computer virus resulting in loss of information or time
22.90 23.10 14.60 26.00
%
of individuals who, in the last 12 months, haven't ordered goods or services over the Internet, because of security concerns
26 24 7
8
privacy concerns 23 23 4
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