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Glossary:ICT specialists

ICT specialists are defined as "workers who have the ability to develop, operate and maintain ICT systems, and for whom ICT constitutes the main part of their job". Operationalised in terms of ISCO (International Standard classification of Occupations) codes, ICT specialists belong to one of the following occupations:

I. ICT managers, professionals and associate professionals:

  • 133 - ICT Service managers;
  • 25 - Information and communications technology professionals (Software and multimedia developers and analysts and Database specialists and systems administrators);
  • 35 - Information and communication technicians (ICT operations and user support technicians and Communications technicians),

II. Other unit groups that primarily involve the production of ICT goods and services:

  • 2152 - Electronic engineers;
  • 2153 - Telecommunication engineers;
  • 2166 - Graphic and multimedia designers;
  • 2356 - Information technology trainers;
  • 2434 - ICT sales professionals;
  • 3114 - Electronics engineering technicians and
  • 742 - Electronics and Telecommunications Installers and Repairers.


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