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In-depth Review: Measuring the Information Society and Statistics on Science, Technology and Innovation. Ian Ewing Deputy Australian Statistician. Background. Annual in-depth reviews by CES Summarise international work Identify challenges Propose a way forward.
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In-depth Review:Measuring the Information Society and Statistics on Science, Technology and Innovation Ian EwingDeputy Australian Statistician
Background • Annual in-depth reviews by CES • Summarise international work • Identify challenges • Propose a way forward
Criteria for establishing a review Information society, science, technology & innovation
Statistical developments • Statistical frameworks are well developed and integrated on the economic dimension • System of National Accounts (SNA08) • SNA08 eventually will be adopted worldwide • Capitalisation of R&D in National Accounts • OECD Innovation Strategy • OECD Handbook on Deriving Capital Measures of Intellectual Property Products • Oslo Manual • Frascati Manual
Statistical developments • Further development required for statistical frameworks on social and environmental dimensions • Public sector innovation is an example of work progressing in this area
Statistical developments • Challenges include: • Measuring effort & impact; • Definitions, mappings and relationships; • Public sector innovation • Integration as part of broader social, economic and environmental statistics • Exploiting the full potential of existing data • Supporting key research & analytical questions (e.g. integrated collections)
Coordination issues? • There is a lot of activity in this field • International groups & committees • Localised activity across countries • What can we do better to harvest the fruits of these efforts? • Avoid reinventing the wheel … or inventing different wheels …
Terms of Reference • Important to focus on specific issues to maximise benefits of the review
Proposing a way forward • Agree on Terms of Reference • Agree on timetable • Assign authors to specific components • Report back
Discussion • Co-ordination of activities; • Gaps in measuring the information society; • Scope for CES to provide an organisational map of activity; • Document a recommended way forward in measuring statistics on the Information Society, Science, Technology and Innovation