3.4 Any other business, R&D Working Group Meeting on Statistics on Science, Technology and Innovation Luxembourg, 22-23 November 2012

Publicly funded ICT R&D TF on R&D (26/04/2012) discussed the feasibility to provide more complete data on publicly funded ICT R&D (BERD cross-breakdown by industry and by source of funds) The aim is to provide stronger statistical support for measuring key performance target set by “Digital Agenda for Europe” - by 2020, annual public investment in ICT R&D to double its current (2007) EU level Science Technology Innovation Statistics 22-23 November 2012

Conclusions from the TF on R&D (26/04/2012) “It was agreed that by the end of September 2012: All the countries will produce and send to Eurostat data in Table CE10-ISIC4-NACE2 of the joint core Eurostat/OECD Questionnaire (“Total intramural business enterprise R&D expenditure (BERD) by industry and source of funds”) This data will be compiled since reference year 2007 onwards (if feasible in accordance with NACE Rev.2), but at least for 2009” Science Technology Innovation Statistics 22-23 November 2012

Data availability - Table CE10 Science Technology Innovation Statistics 22-23 November 2012

The members of the WGM on S&T are invited to: Comment on their plans and timing for providing missing data in Table CE10-ISIC4-NACE2, since reference year 2007 onwards Consider that data provision in Table CE10 should continue on a systematic basis as part of the regular R&D data collection rounds Science Technology Innovation Statistics 22-23 November 2012

Transnationally coordinated R&D Eurostat launched third round of experimental data collection in May 2012 Eurostat provided the countries with: List of joint R&D programmes (Europe-wide, bilateral and multilateral) established by the JOREP project (DG RTD's study) Methodological Report on Data Quality of JOREP Data (updates) required for the period 2007-2010 plus the names of transnational public R&D performers and programmes covered in the last reference year 2010 Science Technology Innovation Statistics 22-23 November 2012

Outcomes from the third round Reduced data gaps and improved data quality Increased data availability 26 countries sent data (compared to 22 in the second round): 22 MSs, NO, CH, HR and MK 4 MSs sent data for first time - LV, MT, SE and UK Missing data for 5 MSs (DK, GR, FR, IT, LU) IS and TR Science Technology Innovation Statistics 22-23 November 2012

Outcomes from the third round Improved completeness Incomplete data - only for MK Improved data quality and comparability Most of the countries fine-tuned the data based on the list of joint R&D programmes established by the JOREP project (DG RTD's study) Science Technology Innovation Statistics 22-23 November 2012

Science Technology Innovation Statistics 22-23 November 2012 Dissemination of data Tabulated experimental data from the third round of data collection (2007–2011) and an article are disseminated in Statistics Explained, Eurostat’s particular thematic website http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/R_%26_D_budget_statistics_-_transnationally_coordinated_research Science Technology Innovation Statistics 22-23 November 2012

Science Technology Innovation Statistics 22-23 November 2012 National public funding to transnationally coordinated research, by category, 2010 (% of GBAORD) Science Technology Innovation Statistics 22-23 November 2012

Science Technology Innovation Statistics 22-23 November 2012 Next steps First regular data collection in line with requirements of Commission Regulation (EU) No 995/2012: Annual obligatory data provision (Section 2, §2) First reference year: 2012 (Section 2, §3) Deadline: T+12 (Section 2, §4) Breakdown: by categories (Section 2, §5.3) - Transnational public R&D performers - Europe-wide transnational public R&D programmes - Bilateral or multilateral public R&D programmes Science Technology Innovation Statistics 22-23 November 2012

Science Technology Innovation Statistics 22-23 November 2012 Next steps Together with the questionnaire for 2012 GBAORD data collection, Eurostat will provide to the countries updated List of Europe-wide transnational public R&D programmes (to be revised by DG RTD) Science Technology Innovation Statistics 22-23 November 2012