Entrepreneurship Indicators Project Work Programme Entrepreneurship Indicators Project Work Programme Tim Davis OECD Statistics Directorate EISG Meeting, Rome, December 4/5, 2006

2 Developing and Approving a Work Programme The WP is a key role of the Steering Group Secretariat (EIP) will develop proposals and schedules Seek active input from members Financial resources limit number of projects Desire is to coordinate existing work to achieve common outputs and measures

3 Work Programme The EIP is supported by Voluntary Contributions Thus, we need to demonstrate short-term outputs Organise work in smaller modules Numerous forces/factors influence the Programme Statistics Committee: endorsed Action plan Kauffman Foundation: Key Phase II sponsor OECD’s WPSME: Finance/High Growth ICE Agreements: High Growth and Risk Capital Coordination and agreements (Eurostat, Denmark, EIM)

4 Work Programme - Deadlines Kauffman Foundation July 2007 – Progress Report Sept 2007 – Draft Measurement Manual Sept 2007 – Preliminary Set of Indicators International Consortium (ICE) March 2007 – Report from High Growth Project – Research definitions and available data; propose definitions and approach June 2007 – Report from Risk Capital Project

5 Work Programme: Major Components Establish a “Programme”: a Network and Support Develop a Manual for Entrepreneurship Measurement Establish a core set of indicators to be produced Develop database of existing entrepreneurship data Pilot new surveys/modules for data collection Collect and Publish Entrepreneurship Indicators

6 Establish Programme - Network and Support Fall 2006 – Establish EISG Fall 2006 – Presentations for awareness and support December 2006 – EISG meeting Dec 2006 – Establish at least one EISG Task Force Jan 2007 – Finalise (initial) core EISG membership Jan 2007 – Develop Flyer and Sponsorship Targets Feb 2007 – Approve/transmit Work Programme Feb 2007 – Approval and transmittal of Governance Paper

7 Establish Programme - Network and Support Feb-March 2007 – Conduct sponsorship campaign June 2007 – Entrepreneurship Indicators Workshop at World Forum on Indicators, Istanbul Fall 2007 – Research Conference on High Growth

8 Develop a Manual for Entrepreneurship Measurement Jan 2007 – Agreement on definition of entrepreneurship Develop and agree on structure and outline of measurement handbook March 2007: Chapter on High Growth definitions and measures June 2007: Chapter on Risk Capital definitions and measures By September 2007 Draft introduction and entrepreneurship framework chapter

9 Develop a Manual for Entrepreneurship Measurement By September 2007 Integrate a combined Eurostat/OECD Business Demography Manual “Deliver” First Draft Manual to Kauffman Foundation – Introduction – Framework – Business Demography – High Growth – Risk Capital – Overall Chapter outline

10 Establish a Core Set of Indicators Introduce and structure discussion at Dec EISG meeting Establish Task Force to develop Paper on core set of indicators for 2nd EISG Meeting (June 2007?) Use inventory of entrepreneurship data to benchmark, cross check and refine list of core indicators Identify first phase of core indicators for inclusion in Mini Compendium in Fall 2007

11 Database of Existing Entrepreneurship Data Consolidate, harmonise and exploit existing sources of information Jan Prepare a questionnaire to survey NSOs and Policy Bodies on existing entrepreneurship data Jan 2007 – Test survey approach on SG countries Jan – March 2007 – Conduct survey, internet and telephone research to complete inventory Identify and document all sources Assemble relevant data from useable sources

12 Database of Existing Entrepreneurship Data Sept 2007 – Prepare Report on state of existing entrepreneurship data in OECD countries and international organisations

13 Collect and Publish Entrepreneurship Indicators Jan – June 2007– Undertake Business Demography Data Collection including Start-up and High Growth Fall 2007 – Prepare OECD and Eurostat data for Business Demography Publication(s) Produce mini-compendium with key Business Demography and other core indicators Develop internet site for entrepreneurship indicators

14 Entrepreneurship Performance Indicators Firm start-up rates, by size category Measures of high-growth firms ************************************************************************************************ Business ownership; Business density Degree of entry and exit “churn” Firm survival rates Various innovation indicators Number of university spin-offs created

15 Indicators Framework Condition Indicators Entrepreneurship education Access to financing Taxation and incentives Innovation and R&D Access to technology Re-start possibilities; Bankruptcy environment Ease of entry; Administrative burdens Patents and patent productivity Infrastructure and Quality of life

16 Pilot New Surveys/Modules for Data Collection Establish separate Task Force of the EISG Plan work in Sept period Jan-June 2007: Review results of FoBS and KFS with data users; identify gaps Review findings of US Business Demography Panel June –Sep 2007: Commission three “think pieces” on key data gaps for entrepreneurship policy Fall 2007 – Task Force to present Paper on proposed core and module question topics for possible international survey