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Innovation and Entrepreneurship Indicators
INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP INDICATORS
A summary of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship indicators is presented below.
A more detailed view of each indicator (including more detailed data, definitions etc.) can be found by clicking on the indicator description shown below. Please note that the description of many of the indicators in this view has been shortened to fit. In such cases, the more detailed view for those indicators contains their full description.
Abbreviations used on this page may be found in the Framework release, see Abbreviations (cat. no. 1375.0). They are also explained in the detailed view of each indicator.
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| CHARACTERISTIC: RESEARCH BASE AND POTENTIAL FOR KNOWLEDGE CREATION |
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| Total R&D expenditure as a proportion of GDP | 1.55 | 2000-01 | 1.62 | 2002-03 | |
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| Total R&D expenditure by sector of performance | | | | | |
| | Business | 4,983 | 2000-01 | 5,979 | 2002-03 | |
| | Government | 2,356 | 2000-01 | 2,482 | 2002-03 | |
| | Higher education | 2,790 | 2000-01 | 3,430 | 2002-03 | |
| | Private non-profit | 289 | 2000-01 | 360 | 2002-03 | |
| | Total | 10,417 | 2000-01 | 12,250 | 2002-03 | |
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| Expenditure on basic research | | | | | |
| Pure basic research | 1,059 | 2000-01 | 1,240 | 2002-03 | |
| Strategic basic research | 1,630 | 2000-01 | 1,904 | 2002-03 | |
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| CHARACTERISTIC: KNOWLEDGE CREATION WITH THE PURPOSE OF COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL | |
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| Expenditure on applied research and experimental development | | | | | |
| Applied research | 3,611 | 2000-01 | 4,379 | 2002-03 | |
| Experimental development | 4,117 | 2000-01 | 4,727 | 2002-03 | |
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| CHARACTERISTIC: KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS AND FLOWS | |
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| Business funding of R&D by sector performing as a proportion of total Business R&D funding | | | | | |
| | Business | 94.0 | 2000-01 | 94.1 | 2002-03 | |
| Government | 2.7 | 2000-01 | 2.3 | 2002-03 | |
| Higher education | 2.8 | 2000-01 | 3.1 | 2002-03 | |
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| Proportion of Australian business R&D funded from overseas | 4.7 | 2000-01 | 5.4 | 2002-03 | |
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| Proportion of business R&D performed overseas | 1.3 | 2000-01 | 1.6 | 2002-03 | |
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| International mobility of human resources by selected qualifications and occupations | | | | | |
| | | net gain | | | 18,787 | 2001-02 | |
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| CHARACTERISTIC: SUPPORT FOR INNOVATION | |
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| Government funded expenditure on R&D by level of government | | | | | |
| Commonwealth | 3,930 | 2000-01 | 4,612 | 2002-03 | |
| State and local government | 811 | 2000-01 | 826 | 2002-03 | |
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| Value of venture capital drawdowns | 3,654 | 2001 | 4,792 | 2003 | |
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