But to adopt successfully new technologies and production methods, further efforts are required in reorganisation of work and business practises. Investment in training is also needed. Research on the effects of ICT has shown that the contribution of ICT to output growth initially corresponds to investment costs. However, over longer periods (3–7 years), output can exceed costs by large multiples.
The output growth can be 2–5 times greater in the long run. These figures help us to understand why companies operating in competitive markets have significant incentives to adopt new technologies and why they at the same time reorganise their work and processes.