Expenditure on R&D activities ETS WG, 31 January 2005 Agenda item 5 Finance data and indicators ETS WG - 31.01-02.02.05

Expenditure on R&D activities OECD pilot survey Impact of R&D expenditure on education finance indicators (see document 05.06) UOE revision 2005: Separation of R&D expenditure Co-operation with R&D experts at national level ETS WG - 31.01-02.02.05

Expenditure on R&D activities OECD pilot survey Analysis of reporting practices of R&D expenditure in tertiary institutions in the UOE data collection 2004 (see document 05.08) Discrepancies between R&D expenditure included in UOE and STI data collections in some countries. They might be explained by: Data gaps Differences in interpretations of definitions by countries Differences in definitions and concepts of the UOE and STI data collections as described in document 05.05 ETS WG - 31.01-02.02.05

countries Total public expenditure on education as % of GDP (including R&D expenditure Total public expenditure on education as % of GDP (if net of R&D expenditure) All ISCED levels Belgium 6.12 5.18 Czech Republic 4.16 3.40 Denmark 8.50 : Germany 4.57 3.61 Greece 3.91 Spain 4.41 France 5.73 Ireland 4.35 Italy 4.98 Luxembourg 3.85 Hungary 4.61 Netherlands 4.99 Austria 5.79 Poland 5.56 4.63 Portugal 5.90 4.92 Slovak Republic 4.03 3.28 Finland 6.24 Sweden 7.31 United Kingdom 4.69 Iceland 6.47 Norway 7.00 Turkey 3.66 ETS WG - 31.01-02.02.05

UOE revision 2005 Separation of R&D expenditure: By source of funds (table finance-1): All levels of government, Abroad, Other private entities By type of institutions (table finance-2): Public, Government dependent private, Private independent ETS WG - 31.01-02.02.05

Co-operation with STI experts at national level Eurostat encourages countries to intensify the co-operation with R&D experts at national level (for a list of experts see document 05.07) More information on the STI data collection: Presentation of the STI data collection by Simona Frank (unit B5) ETS WG - 31.01-02.02.05