Austria has some 8 million inhabitants, i.e. 95 inhabitants per square
kilometre. The urbanisation level is 67% - a low range for Europe.
Austria has some 8 million inhabitants, i.e. 95 inhabitants per square
kilometre. The urbanisation level is 67% - a low range for Europe.
Austria has a GDP of EUR 180 billion or EUR 22.500 per inhabitant, which is above the average. Economically Austria has the potential to invest in the stimulation of IST.
The national Austrian ICT and Telecom industry is below average. Costs of telephony are high in Austria, however the penetration of PC's at home and the ISDN infrastructure are well developed.
The wealth of the elderly is average in Austria. Levels of permanent education amongst 54-64 year old people is very low. This could be related to the low penetration of PC's because of low levels of knowledge or interest in the current supply of IST services.
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