8101.0 - Innovation and Technology Update (Newsletter), Jun 2005  
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3 RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT (R&D) STATISTICS

3.1 Business R&D survey 2003-04
3.2 Government and private non-profit R&D surveys 2004-05
3.3 Higher Education R&D survey 2004
3.4 All sector R&D
3.5 Business R&D survey 2004-05
3.6 International standards

3.1 Business R&D survey 2003-04

The processing of the survey of R&D undertaken by businesses in relation to the 2003-04 reference year is currently underway. Information collected covers details of R&D expenditure and human resources devoted to R&D classified by type of expenditure, location of expenditure, source of funds, type of employee, type of activity, research fields and socioeconomic objectives. For the first time information on Biotechnology R&D was collected in the Business survey, and results of this will be separately reported in the publication.

Summary statistics will be contained in the publication Research and Experimental Development, Businesses, Australia 2003-04 (ABS cat. no. 8104.0) which is expected to be released in September 2005.

3.2 Government and private non-profit R&D surveys 2004-05

The biennial survey of Government and Private Non-Profit organisations will be undertaken for the 2004-05 reference period. Similar information to that collected in the Business survey will be sought. Specific information on the Biotechnology sector will also be collected, similar to that collected in the 2003-04 Business survey.

Summary statistics will be contained in the publication Research and Experimental Development, Government and Private Non-Profit Organisations, Australia 2004-05 (ABS cat. no. 8109.0) which is expected to be released in August 2006.

3.3 Higher Education R&D survey 2004

The biennial survey of Higher Education organisations in respect of the 2004 calendar year is currently in the data collection phase. Summary information will be published in Research and Experimental Development, Higher Education Organisations 2004 (ABS cat. no 8111.0) which is expected to be released in July 2006.

3.4 All sector R&D

Summary statistics of expenditure and human resources devoted to R&D carried out in Australia by organisations within the Business, Government and Private non-profit sectors during 2004-05 and the higher education sector during the 2004 calendar year will be contained in the publication Research and Experimental Development, All Sector Summary, Australia 2004-05 (ABS cat. no. 8112.0) which is expected to be released in September 2006.

3.5 Business R&D survey 2004-05

Development of the Business R&D survey for the 2004-05 reference year is well progressed. Information collected will be consistent with previous cycles. Results from the survey will be included in the publication Research and Experimental Development, Businesses, Australia 2004-05 (ABS cat. no. 8104.0) which is scheduled for release in August 2006.

3.6 International standards

The ABS surveys of R&D are conducted in accordance with standard guidelines promulgated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and contained in the OECD publication, The Measurement of Scientific and Technological Activities ('Frascati Manual' 2002), available as a free PDF file by visiting http://www.oecd.org.