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n based on Internet sales or the total value of Internet sales and how the percentage of total turnover fits in this case. The question was regarded very important, but no answers were obtained.
The revised model questionnaire for household and individual use of IT (provided by Ms Roberts/ABS) was presented by Ms Alessandra Colecchia. The paper raised questions concerning the unit (household or individual), the recall period, classification variables and comparison of barriers. Some countries prefer the main reason/ the main barrier others would like to ask more detailed classes. As a supplement to information about Internet purchases, Denmark considered important to ask for what purposes the Internet is used in case of window-shopping, even if the final purchase is made elsewhere. Austria welcomed the model as issues related to use of IT in households are global, not European or American only, to ask questions on both private and professional use of IT was also considered relevant. Austria and China/Hong Kong asked a module targeted to IT skills and training. It was discussed if children under 15 as heavy users of IT should be included in the survey. It remains on the institute if this would be possible at least in other
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existing surveys or specially surveys targeted to children. The model should be considered as a conceptual model and modules may be used in other context as well. All written comments should be sent to Ms Colecchia/ Ms Roberts. The revised model questionnaire will be on the agenda of the WPIIS meeting in 2002.
Mr Patrice Roussel presented the paper ICT household survey, The French project. INSEE will launch a survey in October 2001 as giving more indicators to the ones acquired from the permanent survey of household living standards. The questionnaire is divided into 10 sections (equipment, skills, private and professional use, etc.) It is considered that significant or real changes in the society are not very rapid in nature and the survey will not be on an annual basis. The results will also tell about changes in behaviour among French households.
Mr Richard Deiss told about two Eurostat pilot survey activities to be launched in 2002. The results from the enterprise survey on ICT usage and the household/individual pilot survey are expected to be ready by Autumn 2002. The questionnaires will be discussed during the Eurostat WG Information Society meeting before finalising. Some concern was expressed towards the purchase module in the enterprise survey. According to French experience no account system is available in enterprises and the concepts for certain questions are missing. The same was reported from Nordic countries as well. However, the Commission needs fresh figures for eEurope 2002 –program including The Internet in purchases. France also expressed the concern of definitions related to e-commerce and the coming NACE revision in 2007.
The Japanese experiences on measuring ICT were reported by Mr Hiroyuki Kitada. The survey on ICT workplaces was launched to highlight the impact of ICT on business sector. The survey uses quantitative approach to measure the links between productivity and ICT use as well as IT investments. The sample consisted of altogether 5000 enterprises and in spite of the quantity of questions and their nature the response rate was high. The Cabinet Office launched a survey in January 2001 with questions about the estimation of economic growth rate, investments, employmen