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VSE/SME and digital
The results of the 2023 Barometer of France Num are published!
Publié le 02 octobre 2023 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)
France Num publish the results of its barometer each year. Against the backdrop of the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the 2023 edition shows the growing importance of digital technology in company life. The study also found a strong cyber-security fear.
The Barometer France Num aims to present the evolution of the perception and digital uses of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
For the year 2023, the France Num was based on a sample of 9 453 companies, of which 6 110 TPEs (2 056 of them have no employees). They were surveyed between March 9 and April 7, 2023.
The strong impact of digital technology
The barometer's figures show that entrepreneurs are definitely interested in digital technology:
- 76% of managers surveyed believe that the digital represents a real profit for their company;
- 51% of companies surveyed (+8 points compared to 2022) now receive at least 5% of their customers online;
- 39% of companies surveyed (+2 points) considered that digitalization makes money;
- 48% (+2 points) thought that digital technology could save money.
Doubts and fears persist
The 2023 barometer also shows some areas where digital technology is creating uncertainty and even fear for employers:
- 48% of companies (+12 points compared to 2020) are afraid of losing or being hacked;
- 58% of SMEs surveyed (+2 points) do not sell online because they consider it irrelevant to their business or sector of activity;
- 22% (-6 points) consider it a priority to acquire or improve their company's IT equipment.
All the results of this barometer can be found here.