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Subject
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Variable
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Nature
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Background variables
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(1)
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Main economic activity of the enterprise
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Mandatory
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(2)
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Average number of employees and self-employed persons
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(3)
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Total turnover, excluding VAT
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Access to the internet
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(4)
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Persons employed having internet access for business purposes
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Mandatory
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Use of a fixed connection to the internet for business purposes
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(5)
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Using any type of fixed connection to the internet
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Mandatory
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(6)
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Having a maximum contracted download speed of the fastest fixed internet connection in the ranges: [0 Mbit/s, < 30 Mbit/s], [30 Mbit/s, < 100 Mbit/s], [100 Mbit/s, < 500 Mbit/s], [500 Mbit/s, < 1 Gbit/s], [≥ 1 Gbit/s]
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Use of a website
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Mandatory
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(8)
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Having a website that has a description of goods or services or price information
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(9)
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Having a website with online ordering or reservation or booking
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(10)
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Having a website that offers a possibility for visitors to customise or design online goods or services
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(11)
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Having a website with tracking or status of orders placed
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(12)
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Having a website that provides personalised content on the website for regular/recurrent visitors
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(13)
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Having a website with a chat service for customer support
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(14)
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Having a website that advertises open job positions or online job application
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(15)
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Having a website with content available in at least two languages
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Use of social media
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(16)
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Using any social media
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Mandatory
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Webs sales of goods or services
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(17)
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Having web sales of goods or services via the enterprise’s websites or apps
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Mandatory
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(18)
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Having web sales of goods or services via e-commerce marketplace websites or apps used by several enterprises for trading goods or services
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(19)
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Value of web sales of goods or services
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(20)
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Value of web sales of goods or services generated by sales via the enterprise’s websites or apps
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(21)
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Value of web sales of goods or services generated by sales via e-commerce marketplace websites or apps used by several enterprises for trading goods or services
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(22)
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Value of web sales generated by web sales to private consumers (Business to Consumers: B2C)
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(23)
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Value of web sales generated by web sales to other enterprises (Business to Business: B2B) and to public sector (Business to Government: B2G)
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(24)
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Value of web sales generated by web sales of physical goods
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Optional
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(25)
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Value of web sales generated by web sales of digital goods or services (digitally delivered)
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(26)
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Value of web sales generated by web sales of services not digitally delivered
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(27)
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Having web sales to customers located in the enterprise’s own country
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Mandatory
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(28)
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Having web sales to customers located in other Member States
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(29)
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Having web sales to customers located in the rest of the world
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(30)
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Value of web sales generated by web sales to customers located in the enterprise’s own country
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(31)
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Value of web sales generated by web sales to customers located in other Member States
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(32)
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Value of web sales generated by web sales to customers located in the rest of the world
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(33)
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Experiencing difficulties when selling to other Member States: high costs of delivering or returning products
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Optional
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(34)
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Experiencing difficulties when selling to other Member States: difficulties related to resolving complaints and disputes
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(35)
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Experiencing difficulties when selling to other Member States: adapting product labelling for sales to other Member States
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(36)
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Experiencing difficulties when selling to other Member States: lack of knowledge of foreign languages for communicating with customers in other Member States
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(37)
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Experiencing difficulties when selling to other Member States: restrictions from enterprise’s business partners to sell to certain Member States
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(38)
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Experiencing difficulties when selling to other Member States: difficulties related to the VAT system in other Member States
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Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)-type sales
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(39)
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Having EDI-type sales of goods or services
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Mandatory
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(40)
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Value of EDI-type sales of goods or services
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(41)
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Having EDI-type sales to customers located in the enterprise’s own country
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Optional
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(42)
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Having EDI-type sales to customers located in other Member States
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(43)
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Having EDI-type sales to customers located in the rest of the world
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(44)
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Value of EDI-type sales to customers located in enterprise’s own country
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(45)
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Value of EDI-type sales to customers located in other Member States
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(46)
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Value of EDI-type sales to customers located in the rest of the world
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Use of business software
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(47)
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Using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software
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Mandatory
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(48)
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Using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software
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(49)
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Using Business Intelligence (BI) software
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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(50)
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Using AI technologies performing analysis of written language
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Mandatory
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(51)
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Using AI technologies converting spoken language into machine readable format (speech recognition)
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(52)
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Using AI technologies generating written, spoken language or programming codes (natural language generation, speech synthesis)
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(53)
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Using AI technologies generating pictures, videos, sound/audio
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(54)
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Using AI technologies identifying objects or persons based on images or videos (image recognition, image processing)
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(55)
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Using machine learning for data analysis
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(56)
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Using AI technologies automating different workflows or assisting in decision making
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(57)
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Using AI technologies enabling physical movement of machines via autonomous decisions based on observation of surroundings
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(58)
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Using AI software or systems for marketing or sales
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(59)
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Using AI software or systems for production or service processes
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(60)
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Using AI software or systems for organisation of business administration processes or management
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(61)
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Using AI software or systems for logistics
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(62)
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Using AI software or systems for ICT security
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(63)
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Using AI software or systems for accounting, controlling or finance management
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(64)
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Using AI software or systems for research and development (R&D) or innovation activity, excluding research on AI
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(65)
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Having documents setting out instructions, practices or procedures on its use of AI technologies
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Optional
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(66)
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Using AI software/system developed for the enterprise by enterprise’s own employees (including those employed in parent or affiliate enterprises)
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(67)
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Using AI software/system developed for the enterprise by external providers
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(68)
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Using open-source AI software free of charge or for a fee
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(69)
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Using closed-source AI software free of charge or for a fee
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(70)
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Modifying open- and/or closed-source AI software through enterprise’s employees and/or external providers
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(71)
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Considering the use of AI technologies, specifically in reference to mandatory variables (50)-(57)
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(72)
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Not using AI technologies because the costs seem too high
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(73)
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Not using AI technologies due to a lack of relevant expertise in the enterprise
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(74)
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Not using AI technologies due to incompatibility with existing equipment, software or systems
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(75)
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Not using AI technologies due to difficulties with availability or quality of the necessary data
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(76)
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Not using AI technologies due to concerns regarding violation of data protection and privacy
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(77)
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Not using AI technologies due to lack of clarity about the legal consequences
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(78)
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Not using AI technologies due to ethical considerations
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(79)
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Not using AI technologies because they are not considered useful for the enterprise
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Use of cloud computing services
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(80)
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Using paid cloud computing services
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Mandatory
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(81)
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Using email as a paid cloud computing service
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(82)
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Using office software as a paid cloud computing service
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(83)
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Using finance or accounting software applications as a paid cloud computing service
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(84)
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Using ERP software applications as a paid cloud computing service
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(85)
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Using CRM software applications as a paid cloud computing service
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(86)
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Using security software applications as a paid cloud computing service
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(87)
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Hosting the enterprise’s database(s) as a paid cloud computing service
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(88)
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Using storage of files as a paid cloud computing service
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(89)
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Using computing power to run the enterprise’s own software as a paid cloud computing service
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(90)
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Using a computing platform providing a hosted environment for application development, testing or deployment as a paid cloud computing service
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(91)
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Using AI software and systems generating text, images, video, audio content or codes as a paid cloud computing service
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(92)
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Total cost of the cloud computing services purchased by the enterprise
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Optional
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Invoicing
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(93)
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Sending invoices in electronic form, in a standard structure suitable for automated processing (e-invoices), excluding the transmission of PDF files
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Mandatory
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(94)
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Sending invoices in electronic form not suitable for automated processing, including the transmission of PDF files
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(95)
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Sending invoices in paper form
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(96)
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Sending e-invoices, in a standard structure suitable for automated processing, categorised based on the percentage of total invoices sent, within the following ranges: [0, <10], [10, <25], [25, <50], [50, <75], [75, 100]
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ICT and the environment
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(97)
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Using of ICT systems and solutions to reduce the energy consumption of the enterprise
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Mandatory
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(98)
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Using of ICT systems and solutions to reduce the material used (including consumables) or to enhance the use of recycled material
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(99)
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Monitoring and quantifying the impact of using ICT systems or solutions on energy and/or material consumption
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Optional
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(100)
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Disposing ICT equipment in electronic waste collection/recycling (including leaving it to the retailer to dispose of) when it is no longer used
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Mandatory
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(101)
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Keeping ICT equipment in the enterprise when it is no longer used
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(102)
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Selling, returning to a leasing enterprise or donating ICT equipment when it is no longer used
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