WIRE E UNESCO INSTITUTE STATISTICS United Nations ducational. Scientific and Survey methodology and procedures General advice from frascati Manual National Workshop on Science, Technology and Innovation ST) Statistics Abu dhabi, UAE 14 Octo ber 2012 Www.uis. unesco. org
www.uis.unesco.org Survey methodology and procedures: General advice from Frascati Manual National Workshop on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Statistics Abu Dhabi, UAE 14 October 2012
INSTITUTE Un.ed Nation stATisTIC Sources of this presentation Chapter 7 of the Frascati Manual -r&D Survey Methodology Section 8 of the annex to the frascati manual ( Measuring r&D in developing countries Strengthening R&D Statistical Systems Chapter 7 of UIS Technical Paper no 5 Measuring R&D in developing countries Strengthening r&D Statistical Systems Www.uis. unesco. org
www.uis.unesco.org Sources of this presentation ▪ Chapter 7 of the Frascati Manual - R&D Survey Methodology ▪ Section 8 of the Annex to the Frascati Manual (Measuring R&D in developing countries) - Strengthening R&D Statistical Systems ▪ Chapter 7 of UIS Technical Paper no. 5 (Measuring R&D in developing countries) - Strengthening R&D Statistical Systems
INSTITUTE STAtisTic Institutionalization of sti statistics Un.ed Nation Political support Infrastructure and sustained staff training/capacity building Involvement of nsos official statistics status for r&d surveys Adequate legal framework Www.uis. unesco. org
www.uis.unesco.org Institutionalization of STI statistics ▪ Political support ▪ Infrastructure and sustained staff training/capacity building ▪ Involvement of NSOs: “Official statistics” status for R&D surveys. ▪ Adequate legal framework
INSTITUTE Un.ed Nation stari User-producer networks Recommendations User-producer networks and other forms of stakeholder consultation should be instituted Establishing national S&T statistics groups Involve multiple actors Coordinating /networking among institutions /databases Partnering with business associations Conducting face-to-face visits by statisticians and project leaders Exploit pre-existing personnel ties Get Nso involved; to deal with privacy of information Training of interviewers/primary data producers Www.uis. unesco. org
www.uis.unesco.org User-producer networks Recommendations: • User-producer networks and other forms of stakeholder consultation should be instituted. • Establishing national S&T statistics groups. • Involve multiple actors. • Coordinating/networking among institutions/databases. • Partnering with business associations. • Conducting face-to-face visits by statisticians and project leaders. • Exploit pre-existing personnel ties. • Get NSO involved; to deal with privacy of information. • Training of interviewers/primary data producers
INSTITUTE STATisTicS General issues Un.ed Nation Statistics on R&D require regular, systematic and harmonised special surveys Other sources provide information but concepts of r&d used often different from FM concepts concepts may change over time very difficult to obtain all data for the same period difficult to avoid double counting when tracking flows from financial statements and other sources Estimates are a necessary supplement to surveys especially in higher education sector Www.uis. unesco. org
www.uis.unesco.org General issues ▪ Statistics on R&D require regular, systematic and harmonised special surveys ▪ Other sources provide information, but: • concepts of R&D used often different from FM concepts • concepts may change over time • very difficult to obtain all data for the same period • difficult to avoid double counting when tracking flows from financial statements and other sources ▪ Estimates are a necessary supplement to surveys • especially in higher education sector