3 Equipment volume

3.1 Total quantity of ICT equipment

The survey revealed that there were approximately 65,000 computers (desktops, servers, laptops) in use in Govt³ agencies as at 31 December 2006. Of these, 5 per cent were leased and 95 per cent were owned. Aggregated details for the 42 agencies that responded to the survey are shown in Figure 1 and Table 1.

Figure 1: Total quantity of ICT equipment in use as at 31 December 2006

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Table 1: Total quantity of ICT equipment in use as at 31 December 2006

Equipment	Owned	Leased
Servers	4,875	7
Desktop computers	46,007	2,153
Computer monitors	54,068	3,005
Laptops	8,964	896
Scanners	927	1
Fax machines	1,609	8
Desktop printers	8,029	375
Mobile phones	13,716	700
Hand-helds	1,467	0
Multi-function devices	671	1,296

3.2 Equipment replacement

The average replacement rate of equipment is three to four years. This means that the Govt³ agencies are replacing at least 15,000 computers each year. The average age of ICT equipment when replaced, for each equipment type, is summarised in Figure 2.

Figure 2: Average age of equipment when replaced

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3.3 Timeframes for equipment tenders

Table 2 indicates the timeframes within which agencies expect to be calling tenders for replacement equipment.

Table 2: Timings for equipment tenders

ICT item	No. of agencies calling for tenders
ICT item	January–June 2007	July–December 2007	January–June 2008
Servers	20	20	19
Desktop computers	20	26	19
Computer monitors	22	24	17
Laptops	21	23	17
Scanners	11	8	8
Fax machines	8	8	6
Desktop printers	12	12	11
Mobile phones	21	20	18
Hand-helds	13	9	11
Multi-function devices	5	12	9

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