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The research is from the Australian Bureau of Statistics Business Characteristics Survey that examined businesses in the country during the 2019-2020 financial year. This was the first time questions had been put forward to businesses regarding the use of specific Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) they used.
Sixty-nine percent of all businesses recorded using one or more ICT while businesses with 200 or more employees (95%) were the most likely to report using one or more ICT. Also, cloud technology (67%) and cyber security software (26%) were the most common ICTs used by businesses in the country.
The survey also found that business use of paid cloud computing continued to grow, with 55% of all businesses using paid cloud computing, compared to 42% in 2017-2018. The use of this technology also increased with each consecutive employment size category; four in five (81%) businesses with 200 or more persons employed reported using this tech.
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