1. www.uis.unesco.org 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

2. www.uis.unesco.org 2 The UIS STI innovation statistics strategy ; UIS has a natural coordinating role as UN lead agency on S&T statistics. Capacity building & training Capacity building & training activities; Methodological developments Methodological developments & survey help; Inventory Inventory; Pilot data collection Pilot data collection regular data collection every two years; Analysis & publication; Partnership with international/regional organisations (ASEAN, AU/NEPAD, Eurostat, OECD, RICYT…).

3. www.uis.unesco.org 3 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.

4. www.uis.unesco.org 4 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

5. www.uis.unesco.org 5 Innovation surveys in developing countriesRegion Number of countries surveys carried out Number of surveys analysed Africa12 (31%)18 (20%)13 (20%) Asia12 (31%)26 (29%)15 (24%) LAC15 (38%)46 (51%)36 (56%) Total39 (100%)90 (100%)64 (100%)

6. www.uis.unesco.org 6 Innovation surveys in developing countries: Asia

7. www.uis.unesco.org 7 Observation period Innovation surveys in developing countries: Asia

8. www.uis.unesco.org 8 Cut-off point Innovation surveys in developing countries: Asia

9. www.uis.unesco.org 9 Industrial coverage Innovation surveys in developing countries: Asia

10. www.uis.unesco.org 10 Inventory - Most frequent questionsQuestionFrequency Basic information64 (100%) Product innovation64 (100%) Process innovation64 (100%) Engagement in innovation activ62 (97%) Expenditure on innovation activ59 (92%) Funding59 (92%) Hampering factors58 (91%) Sources of information57 (89%) Co-operation56 (88%) Organisational innovation50 (78%) Marketing innovation46 (72%) Effects of innovation40 (63%) IPR39 (61%) Objectives of innovation33 (52%)

11. www.uis.unesco.org 11 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

12. www.uis.unesco.org 12 The UIS pilot innovation data collection Preliminary results - Manufacturing firms:

13. www.uis.unesco.org 13 Innovation surveys in developing countries Inventory - next steps: Inventory - next steps: Reorganise the regions; Get the missing information; Add new countries - developed world Add new countries - developed world; Disseminate the database; Updating. Pilot - next steps: Pilot - next steps: More replies; Data processing; Data release.

14. www.uis.unesco.org Thank you! http://www.uis.unesco.org m.schaaper@unesco.org