UK INNOVATION SURVEY 2005 CIS4 – Introduction and Guide A brief introduction to the survey Some description of the data and analytical results, special ref to organisational/ managerial innovation.

UK INNOVATION SURVEY 2005 Community Innovation Survey Started in the early 1990s, as it was seen that R&D is not the only measure of innovation. Results from the first 3 CIS show that R&D is around 40% of innovation expenditure. Other spending on design, capital equipment and marketing are important. These are inputs - we also need output measures – new goods and services; ways of producing or supplying and, increasingly, changes in business practices.

UK INNOVATION SURVEY 2005 The Survey Carried out in most European countries. Has been 4 yearly but two yearly from now on. Covers most industrial and commercial sectors and businesses with 10 or more employees. Results used extensively for academic research as well as in Government. Indicators from CIS used as performance indicators for DTI policy objectives.

UK INNOVATION SURVEY 2005 Innovation is not just R&D R&D is an important part of the total innovation effort. But it is done by a small number of firms. And is concentrated in a few manufacturing sectors. Services are 75% or more of the economy and innovation is important for them And it is not just about technology

UK INNOVATION SURVEY 2005 Innovation System The idea of a system looks at firms in their markets and in the economy more generally Especially their connections with other firms and institutions, to get and use knowledge for raising their performance. Particular policy importance of scientific research and knowledge transfer from Universities. But we try to go wider than this.

UK INNOVATION SURVEY 2005 Main parts of the form Defining Innovation Product and process innovation Effects on the firm of innovation Innovation related activities and expenditures Links – information sources and co-operation Barriers to innovation IPR Public Support “Wider Innovation” - Management related topics

UK INNOVATION SURVEY 2005 Product (good or service) innovation Did the enterprise introduce new or significantly improved goods or services? How were these products developed? Were any of your product innovations new to your market or only new to your firm? What were your shares of turnover attributable to new, significantly improved and unchanged products?

UK INNOVATION SURVEY 2005 Process Innovation Did your enterprise introduce any new or significantly improved processes for producing or supplying products? How were these processes developed? Were any of your process innovations new to your industry?

UK INNOVATION SURVEY 2005 Innovation activities and expenditures Which innovation activities did your enterprise engage in? What were the estimated expenditures on these innovation activities?

UK INNOVATION SURVEY 2005 Sources of information and co-operation for innovation How important to your enterprise’s innovation activities were various sources of information? Did your enterprise co-operate on any of your innovation activities with other enterprises or institutes? What types of co-operation partner did you use and where were they located?

UK INNOVATION SURVEY 2005 Barriers to innovation How important were various factors as constraints to your innovation activities or influencing a decision not to innovate?

UK INNOVATION SURVEY 2005 Effect of Innovation How important were the various effects of your product and or process innovations?

UK INNOVATION SURVEY 2005 Enterprises with no innovation activity If your enterprise had no innovation activity, why has it not been necessary or possible to innovate?

UK INNOVATION SURVEY 2005 Protection methods for innovation How important to your enterprise are the various methods to protect innovations?

UK INNOVATION SURVEY 2005 Public support for innovation Did your enterprise receive any public financial support for innovation activities, and from which levels of government?

UK INNOVATION SURVEY 2005 Wider innovation Did your enterprise make major changes in various areas of business structure and practices?

UK INNOVATION SURVEY 2005 Researchers Accessing to the Data In the longer term, data will be held in the UK Data Archive ( Access via registration with the Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS) Requires agreement to an End User Licence outlining the terms and conditions of use of the data Short-term, access under a token contract and signed non-disclosure agreement.

UK INNOVATION SURVEY 2005 Further Background For the survey process: For examples of research applications: