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We use ‘big data’ sources to count and describe digital businesses in the UK. We develop a novel ‘sector-product’ approach and text mining to analyse key cells. We compare sector-product company estimates against those derived from SIC codes. Our counts are 42% higher than SIC-based estimates, with almost 70,000 more ICT companies. We reflect on the broader pros and cons of frontier data use.

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This page is a summary of: Mapping digital businesses with big data: Some early findings from the UK, Research Policy, November 2015, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2015.01.008.
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