Innovation

Producer:	Statistics Finland
Data:	Latest release: Innovation activity still more common in manufacturing than in service enterprises 10 Jun 2010 Nearly one half of enterprises employing at least ten persons practised innovation activity related to product and process innovations in 2006 - 2008. The majority of these also introduced product or process innovations. During the time period in question, innovation activities were most often directed to research and development and purchases of machines and equipment. Enterprises reported innovation expenditure to the tune of around EUR seven billion in 2008. The data derive from a survey of Statistics Finland concerning innovation activity among enterprises. Next release: 22 Mar 2012
Description:	The innovation survey carried out every second year is part of the joint project Community Innovation Survey (CIS) coordinated by Eurostat and made in all EU Member States. The main objective of the innovation survey is to examine the generality of innovation activity by enterprises and to chart the characteristics and measures related to innovation activity. The survey makes use of an EU harmonised data collection questionnaire and uniform definitions and methods. The key concepts of the survey are based on the definitions of OECD and Eurostat (Oslo Manual, Guidelines for collecting and interpreting innovation data, 3rd edition, OECD 2005). The statistics are statutory (Finland's Statistics Act 280/2004) and the regulations of the European Union in part require the collection of the data in question (Decision of the European Parliament and the Council (No 1608/2003/EC) and the Commission’s implementing Regulation (No 1450/2004)). Read full description >>>

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Latest release:
Innovation activity still more common in manufacturing than in service enterprises
10 Jun 2010
Nearly one half of enterprises employing at least ten persons practised innovation activity related to product and process innovations in 2006 - 2008. The majority of these also introduced product or process innovations. During the time period in question, innovation activities were most often directed to research and development and purchases of machines and equipment. Enterprises reported innovation expenditure to the tune of around EUR seven billion in 2008. The data derive from a survey of Statistics Finland concerning innovation activity among enterprises.

Next release:
22 Mar 2012

Description:

The innovation survey carried out every second year is part of the joint project Community Innovation Survey (CIS) coordinated by Eurostat and made in all EU Member States. The main objective of the innovation survey is to examine the generality of innovation activity by enterprises and to chart the characteristics and measures related to innovation activity. The survey makes use of an EU harmonised data collection questionnaire and uniform definitions and methods. The key concepts of the survey are based on the definitions of OECD and Eurostat (Oslo Manual, Guidelines for collecting and interpreting innovation data, 3rd edition, OECD 2005). The statistics are statutory (Finland's Statistics Act 280/2004) and the regulations of the European Union in part require the collection of the data in question (Decision of the European Parliament and the Council (No 1608/2003/EC) and the Commission’s implementing Regulation (No 1450/2004)).
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Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Innovation [e-publication].
ISSN=1797-4399. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 4.2.2012].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/inn/index_en.html.

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