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  1. Information Economy // 12.10.2009

    Service Providers of the Information Society - Decline in Demand is the Most Frequent Consequence of the Economic Crisis

    The economic crisis reached the service providers of the information society in Germany at the beginning of the year 2009. By now about 88 percent of all businesses in this economic sector, which comprises the…
  2. Information Economy // 08.10.2009

    Service Providers of the Information Society - Economic Sentiment Improves among ICT Service Providers and Knowledge Intensive Service Providers

    The ZEW-IDI, a sentiment indicator for the economic sector service providers of the information society in Germany, which includes the knowledge intensive service providers as well as the ICT-service providers,…
  3. Information Economy // 13.07.2009

    Service Providers of the Information Society – Internal Management Most Important Incentive for Innovation

    The sector service providers of the information society, comprising both knowledge-intensive and ICT-specialised service providers, has been highly innovative over the past twelve months. Around 40 percent of…
  4. Information Economy // 09.07.2009

    Knowledge-Intensive Service Providers and ICT Service Providers Cautiously Optimistic

    In the second quarter 2009, cautious optimism has emerged regarding the business situation in the sector service providers of the information society, which includes both knowledge-intensive service providers…
  5. Information Economy // 20.04.2009

    Service Providers of the Information Society - Social Software Applications still on the Rise

    Around 39 percent of the companies in the sector service providers of the information society use at least one social software application in their business workflow. In this context, applications such as…
  6. Information Economy // 15.04.2009

    Service Providers of the Information Society - Economic Crisis Hits ICT and Knowledge-Intensive Service Providers

    The ZEW-IDI, a sentiment indicator for the whole sector service providers of the information society, falls by 14.2 points to 39.9 points in the first quarter 2009. Therefore the indicator lies below the…
  7. Information Economy // 14.01.2009

    Service Providers of the Information Society - German-Speaking Foreign Countries and Western Europe Are the Most Important Export Markets

    One-third of German-based Service Providers of the Information Society – an economic sector that includes ICT service providers as well as knowledge-intensive service providers – export their services abroad. …
  8. Information Economy // 12.01.2009

    Service Providers of the Information Society - Economic Situation slightly Improved

    In the fourth quarter 2008 the economic situation for businesses in the sector service providers of the information society slightly recovered. The ZEW-IDI, a sentiment indicator for this sector, rises by 1.8…
  9. Information Economy // 13.10.2008

    Service Providers of the Information Society - Job Vacancies in many Firms Because Applicants Lack Qualification

    Within the sector service providers of the information society comprising both ICT service providers and knowledge-intensive service providers, about 24 per cent of the firms state not being able to fill job…
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