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621000 Computer programming activities

Information: This code has a codification rule

This type includes:

  • designing the structure and content of, the writing, modifying (including updates and patches), testing and maintaining of software and applications, including:
  • systems software
  • video game software and applications / gaming applications
  • video game middleware
  • business and finance software applications
  • machine learning applications
  • artificial intelligence / machine vision applications
  • cybersecurity applications
  • distributed ledger applications
  • databases and web pages
  • customising of software, i.e. modifying and configuring an existing application so that it is functional within the clients’ information system environment

This type also includes:

  • development of applications

This type excludes:

  • publishing of software or gaming on demand services, cloud-based software and gaming applications, see 582
  • development of software associated with publishing, see 582
  • translation or adaptation of non-customised software for a particular market on own account, see 582900
  • operation of online gaming / video game sites, see 603900
  • planning and designing computer systems that integrate computer hardware, software and communication technologies, even though providing software might be an integral part, see 622000
  • data processing activities (e.g. by using blockchain / distributed ledger technology (DLT)), see 631000
  • operation of gambling sites, see 920000
  • repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment, see 951000

Website creation and design can be classified under two codes: use 621000 for technical development and functionality, and 741200 for aesthetics and communication (marketing, social media).

Software development and IT services fall under Section K (Telecommunications, Computer, and Information Service Activities), while the publishing of content, including books, newspapers, magazines, and digital media, is classified in Section J (Publishing, Broadcasting, and Content Production and Distribution). However, if a unit both develops and publishes its software, it should be classified under software publishing within Section J.

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