A projection (based on the developmental path of forerunner countries) of key variables of IST and e-commerce use among establishments comes to the conclusion that in 2003, 92% of all establishments will be able to access the Internet, 81% will have a Website or some other kind of presence on the Web and 39% will execute sales transactions online. Exchanging data online to make value chains more effective will become the usual way of doing business for 57% of all establishments. Projections like this are based on the current state of Internet technology. As Internet applications are becoming better, the case for using the Internet will be even stronger than today meaning that actual penetration rates will most likely be even higher in 2003 than calculated here.