In-depth%20Review:%20Measuring%20the%20Information%20Society%20and%20Statistics%20on%20Science,%20Technology%20and%20Innovation

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In-depth ReviewMeasuring the Information
Society and Statistics on Science, Technology and
Innovation

• Ian EwingDeputy Australian Statistician

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Background

• Annual in-depth reviews by CES
• Summarise international work
• Identify challenges
• Propose a way forward

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Criteria for establishing a review
Information society, science, technology
innovation
Significant statistical developments in area Significant work happening on measurement and frameworks YES
Significant coordination issues Significant activity requires greater coordination ?
Lack of activities at the international level NO
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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 RD in National Accounts
• OECD Innovation Strategy
• OECD Handbook on Deriving Capital Measures of
  Intellectual Property Products
• Oslo Manual
• Frascati Manual

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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

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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)

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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

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Terms of Reference

• Important to focus on specific issues to maximise
  benefits of the review

Scope
Summarise international work
Identify challenges
Coordination
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Proposing a way forward

• Agree on Terms of Reference
• Agree on timetable
• Assign authors to specific components
• Report back

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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