CGI.br releases the results of the ICT Companies Survey 2009

Figures indicate an increase in the offer of remote access provided by companies to employees and growth in connection via cell phone and 3G modem

The Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br) announces the results of the 5th Survey on the Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Brazil — ICT Companies 2009. Conducted by the Center for Studies on Information and Communication Technologies (CETIC.br), the survey analyzed 3.7 thousand companies with 10 or more employees throughout the national territory. The survey provides information on the penetration and use of the Internet in Brazilian companies, including general data on ICT systems, e-government, network security, e-commerce, and ICT-related skills.

In 2009, the results of the ICT Companies revealed that the use of computers in Brazilian companies with 10 or more employees remained stable compared to the previous edition of the survey, at the level of 97%. In companies with 50 or more employees, this percentage reached 100%, as in 2008.

 “In general, the survey confirms the tendency of Brazilian companies to quickly adopt innovations in Information and Communication Technologies,” says Alexandre Barbosa, manager of CETIC.br.

Among the highlights of ICT Companies 2009 is the growing percentage of companies offering remote access to their computer systems for employees to work outside their premises: the proportion reached 25% of companies with computers, growing 10 percentage points compared to 2006.

The adoption of corporate cell phones also gained attention in the result: 65% of companies declared using this type of technology. The survey also recorded significant growth in connection via cell phone or 3G modem, which increased from 4% in 2006 to 10% in 2009.

ICT Companies 2009 indicated that 50% of companies declared that some functions requiring specialists in IT or computer use were performed by external suppliers, an increase of 11 percentage points in the last 4 years. “These figures confirm the growing trend towards outsourcing IT services by Brazilian companies,” says Barbosa.

Connectivity
A factor that draws attention is the increasing number of companies using wireless LAN networks, 41% reported adopting this type of connection. “This growth should not be seen as a trend to replace the old wired networks, but rather as a movement for concurrent use of both forms of connection,” says Barbosa.

Despite the stability in the proportion of companies using DSL connections (most companies: 60%), the technology remains the main means of Internet access. The survey also recorded significant growth in connection via cell phone/3G modem, which increased from 4% in 2006 to 10% in 2009, more than doubling in the last year.

Use and presence on the Internet
Considering the set of Brazilian companies that are part of the ICT Companies universe, Internet access is present in 93% of them. Among companies with more than 100 employees, 100% access the Internet.

In 2009, the percentage of companies with a website/Internet page remained stable at 51%. Still, the survey showed that the Internet is increasingly being used by companies to provide information about products and services, and less for actual commercial transactions.

In 2009, activities were included in the question: use of instant messages and VoIP. A little over half (54%) of the companies that use the Internet declared using the network for the exchange of instant messages, and 20% for the use of voice or video conferencing over IP.

Access control and security
Just like in the previous edition, 66% of Brazilian companies with 10 or more employees have some kind of measure to restrict employees' access to certain types of Internet pages. The main restrictions recorded are to: pornographic sites (62%), social networking sites (48%), communication sites (41%), and personal emails (30%).

The full content of the survey is available at https://www.cetic.br/.

About the Center for Studies on Information and Communication Technologies (CETIC.br)
The Center for Studies on Information and Communication Technologies (CETIC.br) is responsible for producing indicators and statistics on the availability and use of the Internet in Brazil, disseminating periodic analyses and information about the development of the network in the country. More information at https://www.cetic.br/.

About the Brazilian Network Information Center (NIC.br)
The Brazilian Network Information Center — NIC.br (https://www.nic.br/) is a non-profit civil entity that implements the decisions and projects of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee. NIC.br's permanent activities include coordinating domain name registration — Registro.br (https://www.registro.br/), studying, responding to, and handling security incidents in Brazil - CERT.br (https://www.cert.br/), studying and researching network technologies and operations — CEPTRO.br (https://www.ceptro.br/), producing indicators on information and communication technologies — CETIC.br (https://www.cetic.br/) and hosting the W3C office in Brazil (https://www.w3c.br/).

About the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee — CGI.br
The Brazilian Internet Steering Committee coordinates and integrates all Internet service initiatives in the country, promoting technical quality, innovation, and dissemination of offered services. More information at https://www.cgi.br/.
 
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