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• While the total share of value added in the Slovak economy is about 38 %, the
share of the IT in total value added is roughly 48 %. Moreover, the values of the
IT multiplier for production (5.1) and for value added (2.0) clearly indicate the
impact of an increase in the demand for the IT sector on the Slovak economy.
• The financial position of most IT firms is also improving. The financial position
of most IT firms is characterized by an increase in liquidity, a decrease in the
length of repayment of accounts receivable and accounts payable, a decline in
indebtedness and an increase in profitability. In contrast, there is a stagnation or
marginal decline in the share of value added in revenues.
4. The effects of Commercial Software Model of Microsoft Slovakia on
the Slovak economy
Microsoft Enterprise as one of the most significant bearer of the expansion of
information technology contributes to the Slovak economy via several channels.
Obviously, these effects can only be roughly estimated and it is not possible to
measure all the effects generated by Microsoft Enterprise.
4.1 The contribution of Microsoft Slovakia to the Slovak IT sector
• The IT sector grows with the increase in the number of consumers and firms in
offering and using electronic commerce (e-commerce), education through the
internet (e-learning), and the government’s program in offering its services to the
wider public via the internet (e-government).
• Microsoft Enterprise contributes to a great extent to the development of the IT
sector through its program of Commercial Software Model, which fulfils the
following functions: great assistance to the community of software developers;
helping cooperation and interoperability and contribution to the innovation
processes; encouraging profitable business; and investment into science and
development. Moreover, through its license model, Microsoft Enterprise offers
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