Transcript Innovation surveys in developing countries

The UIS strategy for collecting
innovation indicators
South East Asian Regional Workshop on Science, Technology and Innovation Statistics
Hanoi, Viet Nam
5-8 December 2011
Martin Schaaper
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The UIS STI innovation statistics
strategy
 Capacity building & training activities;
 ;
 Methodological developments & survey help;
 UIS has a natural coordinating role as UN
 Inventory;
lead agency on S&T statistics.
 Pilot 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:
• 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):
• Russia, Ukraine,
Macedonia, Belarus
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Innovation surveys in developing
countries
Number of
countries
Number of
surveys carried out
Number of
surveys 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%)
Region
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Innovation surveys in developing
countries: Asia
Number of surveys
carried out
Number of surveys
analysed
Methodological
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
-
Asia
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Innovation surveys in developing
countries: Asia
 Observation period
Asia - Observation period
2
1
2000
1
1
1990-94 1997-99
1
1
1999
2003
2
1
1
2
1
1
2000-01 2002-04 2004-06 2005-08 2005-09 2006-08 2009-10
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Innovation surveys in developing
countries: Asia
 Cut-off point
Asia - Size (cut-off point)
2
1
1
Emp* & Turn Emp5 & Turn
2
1
Turn
Emp1
Emp10
1
1
Emp20
Emp5
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Innovation surveys in developing
countries: Asia
 Industrial coverage
Asia - Economic activities
9
6
0
Manuf
Serv
Manuf & Serv
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Inventory - Most frequent questions
Question
Frequency
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
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Launch: June, 2011;
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Countries: 19 countries;

Observation period: most recent innovation survey for which
data are available;
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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
70%
58%
60%
54%
51%
48%
50%
40%
34%
32%
31%
30%
31%
23%
27% 28%
20%
20%
14%
10%
12%
11%
5%
6%
8%
6%
0%
Israel
Brazil
Colombia
Product
Process
Organisational
Egypt
South Africa
Marketing
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Innovation surveys in developing
countries
 Inventory - next steps:
• Reorganise the regions;
• Get the missing information;
• Add new countries - developed world;
• Disseminate the database;
• Updating.
 Pilot - next steps:
• More replies;
• Data processing;
• Data release.
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Thank you!
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