CBS and Dataprovider successfully map internet economy
(World News Science)

Size of the internet economy Measuring the internet economy was a challenging assignment for CBS. Both the method for merging the data and several data sources used in this project were novelties. CBS Deputy Director General Bert Kroese explains: `The starting point of our research was Dataprovider`s file containing all Dutch corporate websites and their respective characteristics. We then linked these websites to the CBS General Business Register (ABR) to retrieve further relevant information about, for instance, turnover and staffing at these companies. By combining Dataprovider`s big data with regular CBS statistics, we arrived at an initial calculation of the size of the Dutch internet...