De grootschalige ontwikkeling en de resultaten van de ICT hebben in grote mate bijgedragen aan de ontwikkeling van andere, voorheen stagnerende, sectoren, zoals de mechatronica, de nanotechnologie en de meet- en regeltechniek.
The significant development and results seen in the ICT sector contributed to the development of other, previously stagnating sectors, such as mechatronics, nanotechnology, control and measurement technology.