8111.0 - Research and Experimental Development, Higher Education Organisations, Australia, 2006
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 13/06/2008
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EXPLANATORY NOTES
3 Financial year GDP and GSP data are used to ensure consistency with ratios published in Research and Experimental Development, All Sector Summary, Australia (cat. no. 8112.0). DEFINITIONS 4 R&D as collected by the ABS is defined in accordance with the OECD standard as 'creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications'. 5 Types of R&D activity comprise pure basic research, strategic basic research, applied research and experimental development. See the Glossary for further details. Data in this classification are subjectively allocated by data providers at the time of reporting, using OECD/ABS definitions. The ABS makes every effort to ensure correct and consistent interpretation and reporting of these data and applies consistent processing methodologies. Analysts using these data should bear the original subjectivity in mind. 6 For a more comprehensive interpretation of the definition of R&D activity, see the Australian Standard Research Classification (ASRC), 1998 (cat. no. 1297.0) or refer to the OECD publication Proposed Standard Practice for Surveys on Research and Experimental Development ('Frascati Manual' 2002). SCOPE AND COVERAGE 7 The OECD definition of the higher education sector encompasses universities and other institutions of post-secondary education regardless of their source of finance or legal status. The scope of the ABS R&D survey is based on the OECD definition, but excludes colleges of Technical and Further Education. 8 All research activity performed by in-scope institutions during the reference period, irrespective of the source of funds, is included in the survey. This includes research performed by institutions:
9 R&D performed on an institution's campus by other legal entities (such as incorporated CRCs or university controlled entities) or employees of other organisations, is excluded from the survey. The R&D performed by these entities and their employees will be in scope of the relevant R&D sector (Business, Government or Private non-profit). LOCATION OF R&D 10 Data shown in this release represent the main campus or head office location of the reporting institution, with the exception of the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) which is shown against the Australian Capital Territory. SOCIO-ECONOMIC OBJECTIVE (SEO) AND RESEARCH FIELDS, COURSES AND DISCIPLINES (RFCD) 11 Statistics classified by SEO and RFCD have been collected and presented in this release. Data are subjectively allocated by institutions at the time of reporting. See the Technical note on Reliability of statistics for further detail. For more information on these classifications, see the Australian Standard Research Classification (ASRC), 1998 (cat. no. 1297.0). DERIVED EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES 12 Total cost of R&D undertaken is equivalent to direct expenditure plus indirect (overhead) expenditure. 13 In compiling R&D statistics, institutions were asked to provide data on:
14 Institutions were also required to indicate whether overheads had been included in reported data. In cases where data did not include overheads, an estimate was calculated by either:
CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES 15 The chain volume measures appearing in this release are annually reweighted chain Laspeyres indexes referenced to the current price values in a chosen reference year (currently 2005). They can be thought of as current price values re-expressed in (i.e. based on) the prices of the previous year and linked together to form continuous time series. They are formed in a multi-stage process of which the major steps are described in Section 15 of the Information Paper: Introduction of Chain Volume Measures in the Australian National Accounts (cat. no. 5248.0). RELATED RELEASES 16 Users may also wish to refer to the following ABS releases:
Innovation in Australian Business, 2005 (cat. no. 8158.0) Research and Experimental Development, All Sector Summary, Australia, 2004-05 (cat. no. 8112.0) Research and Experimental Development, Businesses, Australia, 2005-06 (cat. no. 8104.0) Research and Experimental Development, Government and Private Non-Profit Organisations, Australia, 2004-05 (cat. no. 8109.0) Summary of IT Use and Innovation in Australian Business, 2005-06 (cat. no. 8166.0) 17 Relevant OECD publications include:
Proposed Standard Practice for Surveys on Research and Experimental Development ('Frascati Manual' 2002) ABS WEBSITE 18 Other information, including data cubes in spreadsheet format, relating to R&D and innovation can be found on the ABS website <www.abs.gov.au>. See the Innovation, Science and Technology Home page under Themes/Industry. ABS DATA AVAILABLE ON REQUEST 19 As well as the statistics included in this and related releases, the ABS may have other relevant data available on request. Inquiries should be made to the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070. ROUNDING 20 Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between the sum of the component items and totals. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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