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The UIS strategy for collecting innovation indicators

South East Asian Regional Workshop on Science, Technology and Innovation StatisticsHanoi, Viet Nam

5-8 December 2011Martin Schaaper

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The UIS STI innovation statistics strategy

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UIS has a natural coordinating role as UN lead agency on S&T statistics.

Capacity building & trainingCapacity building & training activities;

Methodological developmentsMethodological developments & survey help;

InventoryInventory;

Pilot data collectionPilot data collection regular data collection every two years;

Analysis & publication;

Partnership with international/regional organisations (ASEAN, AU/NEPAD, Eurostat, OECD, RICYT…).

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Innovation surveys in developing countries

Inventory:Inventory:

• Innovation surveys in developing countries: questionnaires, methodological notes, publications;

• Input for data collection;

• Creation of a database;

• Dissemination;

• Work in progress;

• Africa, Asia, LAC.

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Innovation surveys in developing countries

Africa:• 12 countries

• 18 surveys

Asia:• 12 countries

• 26 surveys

LAC:• 15 countries

• 46 surveys

Total:• 39 countries

• 90 surveys

*Europe (non-Eurostat):*Europe (non-Eurostat):• Russia, Ukraine, Macedonia, Belarus

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Innovation surveys in developing countries

RegionRegionNumber of Number of countriescountries

Number of Number of surveys carried outsurveys carried out

Number of Number of surveys analysedsurveys analysed

Africa 12 (31%) 18 (20%) 13 (20%)

Asia 12 (31%) 26 (29%) 15 (24%)

LAC 15 (38%) 46 (51%) 36 (56%)

Total 39 (100%) 90 (100%) 64 (100%)

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Innovation surveys in developing countries: Asia

AsiaNumber of surveys

carried outNumber of surveys

analysedMethodological

base

1. Abu Dhabi* 1 1 OM/CIS

2. China 1 1 OM/CIS

3. Hong Kong* 2 0 OM

4. India 1 0 OM/CIS

5. Indonesia 1 1 OM/CIS

6. Israel 1 1 OM/CIS

7. Korea 6 1 OM/CIS

8. Malaysia 5 5 OM/CIS

9. Philippines 1 1 OM/CIS

10. Singapure 2 0 OM/CIS

11. Sri Lanka 1 1 OM/CIS

12. Thailand 4 3 OM/CIS

12 countries 26 15 -

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Asia - Observation period

1 1 1 1 1

2

1 1

2

1

2

1

2000 1990-94 1997-99 1999 2003 2000-01 2002-04 2004-06 2005-08 2005-09 2006-08 2009-10

Observation period

Innovation surveys in developing countries: Asia

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Asia - Size (cut-off point)

1 1

2

1

2

1 1

Emp* & Turn Emp5 & Turn Turn Emp1 Emp10 Emp20 Emp5

Cut-off point

Innovation surveys in developing countries: Asia

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Asia - Economic activities

0

9

6

Manuf Serv Manuf & Serv

Industrial coverage

Innovation surveys in developing countries: Asia

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Inventory - Most frequent questions

QuestionQuestion FrequencyFrequency

Basic information 64 (100%)

Product innovation 64 (100%)

Process innovation 64 (100%)

Engagement in innovation activ 62 (97%)

Expenditure on innovation activ 59 (92%)

Funding 59 (92%)

Hampering factors 58 (91%)

Sources of information 57 (89%)

Co-operation 56 (88%)

Organisational innovation 50 (78%)

Marketing innovation 46 (72%)

Effects of innovation 40 (63%)

IPR 39 (61%)

Objectives of innovation 33 (52%)

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The UIS pilot innovation data collection

Launch: June, 2011;

Countries: 19 countries;

Observation period: most recent innovation survey for which data are available;

Topics:• Basic methodology (metadata)

• Product innovation

• Process innovation

• Innovation activities and expenditures

• Funding

• Sources of information

• Co-operation

• Hampering factors

• Organisational innovation

• Marketing innovation

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The UIS pilot innovation data collection

Preliminary results - Manufacturing firms:

Pilot - Percentage of innovators

34%

23%

5%

31%31% 32%

20%

8%

27%

51%54%

14%

6%

28%

58%

48%

11% 12%

6%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Israel Brazil Colombia Egypt South Africa

Product Process Organisational Marketing

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Innovation surveys in developing countries

Inventory - next steps:Inventory - next steps:

• Reorganise the regions;

• Get the missing information;

• Add new countries - developed worldAdd new countries - developed world;

• Disseminate the database;

• Updating.

Pilot - next steps:Pilot - next steps:

• More replies;

• Data processing;

• Data release.

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Thank you!Thank you!

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