Innovation in Industry

NAME OF ORGANISATION
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

OVERVIEW
This is the second innovation survey conducted by the ABS. The objectives are to provide statistics on the level of innovation in Australian manufacturing and some of the characteristics of innovators, the impact of innovation, the national innovation system and the characteristics of significant innovations.

PURPOSE
see above

SCOPE
All management units on the Business Register included in a manufacturing ANZSIC, subdivisions 21-29. 5,800 management units were sampled

DATA DETAIL

Conceptual framework
The conceptual framework is contained in OECDs Oslo manual-Proposed Guidelines for Collecting and Interpreting Technological Innovation Data, 1997

Main outputs
Manufacturing management units: rate of innovation, by industry and employment; objectives of innovation, source of ideas for innovation, Barriers to starting innovations, effect of innovation activity, expenditure on innovative activity, most significanr innovation, use of advanced technologies.

Classifications
ANZSIC subdivision
Size (based on employment) :- 1: 0-4, 2: 5-19, 3: 20-99, 4: 100-499, 5: 500+, 8: LBs
Employment groups (0-9, 10-49, 50-99, 100-499, 500 or more)
Total sales groups (< $50,000, $50,000-$199,000, $200,000-$999,000, $1m-$10m, >$10m)
Age (<2 yrs, 2-5 yrs, 6-9 yrs, 10-19 yrs, 20-29 yrs, 30 or more)

Other concepts (summary)
A technological innovation is any new or substantially improved good or service which has been commercialised, or any new or substantially improved process used for the production of goods and services.
Non-technological innovations include changes to the business' strategies, structures or routines.

GEOGRAPHIC DETAIL
1. National & State/Territory\1.01 Australia
1. National & State/Territory\1.03 Selected States or Territories only\1.03.01 New South Wales
1. National & State/Territory\1.03 Selected States or Territories only\1.03.02 Victoria
1. National & State/Territory\1.03 Selected States or Territories only\1.03.03 Queensland
1. National & State/Territory\1.03 Selected States or Territories only\1.03.04 South Australia
1. National & State/Territory\1.03 Selected States or Territories only\1.03.05 Western Australia

Comments and/or Other Regions


COLLECTION FREQUENCY
Adhoc

Frequency comments
This survey is conducted on an irregular basis. The first survey was conducted in respect or 1993/94 and this second survey in respect of 1996/97. There are no current plans for any future surveys.

COLLECTION HISTORY
First collection 1993/94
This second collection 1996/97

DATA AVAILABILITY
Yes