The enterprises belong to the following sectors of NACE rev. 2.1:

• manufacturing (section C)

• electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (section D)

• water supply ; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (section E)

• construction (section F)

• wholesale and retail trade (section G)

• transportation and storage (section H)

• accommodation and food service activities (section I)

• publishing, broadcasting, and content production and distribution activities (section J)

• telecommunication, computer programming, consulting, computing infrastructure and other information service activities (section K)

• real-estate activities (section M)

• professional, scientific and technical activities (section N)

• administrative and support service activities (section O)

• repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment (group 951)

The questions relate to most of the topics from the European survey in enterprises with 10 or more persons employed, to ensure that the data are comparable. It is however adapted to very small enterprises. The main themes covered are:

• artificial intelligence ;

• ICT security ;

• e-Commerce sales ;

• access and use of the internet.

Enterprise

The enterprises surveyed are French units, which are active, commercial, and operating, with less than 10 persons employed (non salaried persons are included in the workforce), excluding the public sector (legal category starting with 7).

The ICT–VSE survey is not relevant for certain units with no economic activity and, most often, no employees. Consequently, the following units are excluded from the scope of the survey on the basis of their legal category (LC):

• real estate civil company (SCI, LC 6540),

• general partnership (SNC, LC 5202 and 5203),

• economic interest grouping (GIE, LC 6210 and 6220),

• civil partnership for shared services (SCM, LC 6589),

• owners’ association (LC 91),

• non-profit association under the 1901 law or similar (LC 92),

• foundation (LC 93).

Year 2026