ABSTRACT
The selected sectors are very diverse in terms of the benefits ICT usage may bring. Incentive structure, R&D intensiveness, the complexity of the value chain, involvement of foreign capital, ownership structures and profitability differ very much. The chemical industry was selected due to its size and significance for the Hungarian economy as well as to the fact that it was the first to be privatised effectively. Due to efficacious privatisation and good financial results many enterprises of the sector have already entered the Budapest Stock Exchange. The process of implementation of ICT applications intensified in the 1990s, which was due principally to the inflow of foreign capital. The pharmaceutical industry serves as an example for the Hungarian economy with respect to the level of modernisation, the share of foreign capital and its competitive character. The car industry was selected because of its dynamic development, considerable share of foreign capital and the level of technological modernisation resulting from the previous factors.
