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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) used by 3% of enterprises in 2009

In January 2009 , 93% of enterprises 1 of ten or more persons employed had access to the internet in the EU27 and 82% of enterprises had a broadband internet connection. Among other uses, internet access enables enterprises to buy and sell products electronically: in the EU27 in 2008, 12% of enterprises' turnover was generated from e?commerce 2 .

Th ese data 3 come from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union , and form part of the results of a survey conducted at the beginning of 2009 on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in enterprises in the EU27 Member States, Croatia and Norway .

Almost all enterprises in Finland, Denmark, Austria and Slovakia have internet access

In January 2009, the highest proportions of enterprises with internet access in the EU27 were recorded in Finland (100%), Denmark , Austria and Slovakia (all 98%) and Germany (97%). The percentage was less than 90% in only six Member States: Romania (72%), Bulgaria (83%), Latvia and Hungary (both 87%), Cyprus (88%) and Greece (89%).

The proportion of enterprises with a broadband connection in January 2009 was above 90% in Finland (94%), Spain and Malta (both 93%) and France (92%). Only in Romania (40%), Lithuania (57%) and Poland (58%) did less than 60% of enterprises have a broadband connection.