6210 Computer programming activities

This subcategory includes:

• services of designing the structure and/or writing the computer code, including updates and patches, necessary to create and/or implement a software application, such as:
• designing the structure and content of a web page and/or of writing the computer code necessary to create and implement a web page
• designing the structure and content of a database and/or of writing the computer code necessary to create and implement a database (data warehouse)
• designing the structure and writing the computer code as necessary to design and develop a custom software application, other than programming for websites, databases, or packaged software integration
• customisation and integration, adapting (modifying, configuring etc.) and installing an existing application so that it is functional within the clients' information system environment
• development of applications and software tools involving Artificial Intelligence (AI), such as applications of generative AI that are capable of producing various types of content, including text, imagery, audio and synthetic data

This subcategory excludes:

• service contracts where the design and development of a web page is bundled with the hosting of the web page, see 63.10.12
• service contracts where the design and development of a customised application is bundled with the hosting and management of the application on an on-going basis, see 63.10.13
• service contracts where the design and development of a customised database is bundled with the on-going management of the data holdings, see 63.10.13
• online software distribution services (including hosting) not associated with publication of software, see 60.39.1
• graphic design services, see 74.12.11

This subcategory includes:

• designing, developing and implementing customer's networks software such as for intranets, extranets and virtual private networks
• network security design and development services, i.e. designing, developing and implementing software and procedures to control access to data and programs and to allow for the safe exchange of information over a network
• development of computer systems that exhibit or simulate intelligent behaviour, i.e. Artificial Intelligence (AI)

This subcategory excludes:

• service contracts where this service is bundled with the day-to-day management of the client's network, see 62.20.42
• graphic design services, see 74.12.11

This category includes:

• copyrighted intellectual property produced without contract for outright sale (i.e. with all-attendant property rights)
• intellectual properties for sale that are implicitly or explicitly protected by copyright (e.g. computer software)

This category excludes:

• software produced under contract for others, see 62.10.11
• wholesale and retail trade services of software, provided on physical media, see 46.14.01 , 46.50.10 , 47.40.01

This subcategory includes:

• copyrighted computer games software produced without contract for outright sale (i.e. with all-attendant property rights)
• computer games software for sale that is implicitly or explicitly protected by copyright

This subcategory includes:

• copyrighted computer software, other than computer games software, produced without contract for outright sale (i.e. with all-attendant property rights)
• computer software, other than computer games software, for sale that is implicitly or explicitly protected by copyright