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Anita HALÁSZ:Hungary: relative position of ICT and IST developments compared to NMS

and EU

Trends and Prospects in the Information Society:Hungary and the New Member States

State of the art of the IST in Hungary

IndicatorsIndicators

• ICT market valueICT market value• Access path and fixed line penetration ratesAccess path and fixed line penetration rates• Number of PCs in total populationNumber of PCs in total population• Internet access in the household sectorInternet access in the household sector• Use of the internet by the populationUse of the internet by the population• Number of internet hostsNumber of internet hosts• Public access pointsPublic access points• ISDN and broadband accessISDN and broadband access• Internet access pricesInternet access prices• Digital divideDigital divide

The size of the ICT market in the NMS &

ACC-3, in billion €, 2003

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

MT CY EE LV LT SL BG SK RO HU CZ TR PL

The evolution of ICT market value in % of

GDP, 2000-2003

0,00

2,00

4,00

6,00

8,00

10,00

12,00

14,00

BG CZ EE HU LV LT PL RO SK SL T R EU-15

2000

2001

2002

2003

The evolution of access path, 2000-2003 in %

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

BG CZ CY EE HU LT LV MT PL RO SK SI TR EU15

2000

2001

2002

2003

The evolution of fixed line penetration

rates, 2000-2003 in %

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

BG CZ EE HU LT LV PL RO SK SI CY MT TR ACC13 EU15

2000

2001

2002

2003

The number of personal computers per 100

inhabitants, 2003

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

BG T R RO HU PL LT LV SK CZ EE MT CY SL EU15

The number of personal computers per 100

citizens, 2000-2003

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

2000

2001

2002

2003

Households online in percentage of total, 2003

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

RO TR SK BG LT LV PL HU EE CZ CY MT SI

Households online, in percentage of total,

2000-2003

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

BG CZ EE HU LT LV PL RO SK SI CY MT TR

2000

2001

2002

2003

The number of Internet users per 100

citizens, 2003

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

BG TR RO PL ACC13

LT LV SK HU MT CZ EE CY EU 15 SL

The number of Internet users per 100

citizens, 2000-2003

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

BG CY CZ EE HU LV LT MT PL RO SK SL TR ACC13

EU 15

2000

2001

2002

2003

The evolution of Internet hosts between

1999 and 2003 in thousand

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

BG CY CZ EE HU LV LT MT PL RO SK SL TR

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Number of Public Access Points (Units /

1000 inhabitants) in 2003

0

0,1

0,2

0,3

0,4

0,5

0,6

0,7

0,8

T R BG SK PL CY HU LV SL LT ACC13 RO CZ MT EE

The changes in the number of Public Access Points,

2001 - 2003 (Units / 1000 inhabitants)

0

0,1

0,2

0,3

0,4

0,5

0,6

0,7

0,8

2001

2002

2003

Broadband connection in % of total ones, 2002

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

LI PL RO SK BG CZ LA HU SLO EE EU-15

Internet access costs 40 hours off peak time, PSTN usage, in PPP adjusted €, in 2003

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

LT LV SK BG CZ HU PL TR EE RO CY MT SL

Cost of a PC as % of households income

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

LT BG LV RO EE SK CZ HU TR SL PL CY MT

The Digital Divide Index for the NMS and ACC-3

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

EU-15 EE CZ PO SK SLO LI HU LA BG RO

State of the art of the ICT in Hungary

IndicatorsIndicators

• The share of ICT sector in outputThe share of ICT sector in output • The contribution of the ICT sector to exportsThe contribution of the ICT sector to exports • The trade balance of the ICT sectorThe trade balance of the ICT sector • The share of the ICT sector in employmentThe share of the ICT sector in employment

The share of ICT sectors in GDP in % in 2003

0

5

10

15

20

25

LV PL SK RO LT CZ EU-15 HU BG SL EE MT

The contribution of ICT sectors to total

exports in % in 2003

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

CY BG LV SK RO SL LT PL TR EU-15 CZ EE HU MT

The evolution of the ICT sector trade

balance in million of Euro, 1999-2002

-6000

-5000

-4000

-3000

-2000

-1000

0

1000

BG CY CZ EE HU LV LT MA PL RO SK SL TR

1999

2000

2001

2002

The share of ICT producing sectors in

total employment, 2002

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

PL LT RO BG SK MT EE CZ HU LV SL EU-15

Snapshot

• Mixed level of development of ICT production and IST consumption/access

• Factors that explain this dual development of ICT/IST in Hungary:

» Structure of economic growth in recent years

» Structural changes and modernisation of manufacturing

» Regulatory and IS policies

» R&D and ICT activities

» Societal developments