1. Expenditure on R&D activities
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Agenda item 5
Finance data and indicators
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2. Expenditure on R&D activities
OECD pilot survey
Impact of R&D expenditure on education finance indicators (see document 05.06)
UOE revision 2005:
Separation of R&D expenditure
Co-operation with R&D experts at national level
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3. Expenditure on R&D activities
OECD pilot survey
Analysis of reporting practices of R&D expenditure in tertiary institutions in the UOE data collection 2004 (see document 05.08)
Discrepancies between R&D expenditure included in UOE and STI data collections in some countries.
They might be explained by:
Data gaps
Differences in interpretations of definitions by countries
Differences in definitions and concepts of the UOE and STI data collections as described in document 05.05
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4. countries
Total public expenditure on education as % of GDP (including R&D expenditure
Total public expenditure on education as % of GDP (if net of R&D expenditure)
All ISCED levels
Belgium
6.12
5.18
Czech Republic
4.16
3.40
Denmark
8.50 :
Germany
4.57
3.61
Greece
3.91
Spain
4.41
France
5.73
Ireland
4.35
Italy
4.98
Luxembourg
3.85
Hungary
4.61
Netherlands
4.99
Austria
5.79
Poland
5.56
4.63
Portugal
5.90
4.92
Slovak Republic
4.03
3.28
Finland
6.24
Sweden
7.31
United Kingdom
4.69
Iceland
6.47
Norway
7.00
Turkey
3.66
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5. UOE revision 2005 Separation of R&D expenditure:
By source of funds (table finance-1):
All levels of government,
Abroad,
Other private entities
By type of institutions (table finance-2):
Public,
Government dependent private,
Private independent
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6. Co-operation with STI experts at national level
Eurostat encourages countries to intensify the co-operation with R&D experts at national level (for a list of experts see document 05.07)
More information on the STI data collection: Presentation of the STI data collection by Simona Frank (unit B5)
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