Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Gault, F.
Author-Email: gault@merit.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: UNU-MERIT
Title: Where are innovation indicators, and their applications, going?
Abstract: This paper reviews the current state of indicators of the activity of 
	 innovation and how they are presented for use in the policy process 
	 leading to a discussion of the development of new indicators, some 
	 outside of the business sector, which raises questions about the 
	 definition of innovation. This is followed by a review of plans for the 
	 evolution of innovation indicators and their use over the next few 
	 years. These plans, national and international, are diverse and this 
	 leads to a discussion of international organizations and forums which 
	 could facilitate progress towards new indicators and a better 
	 understanding of innovation systems.
Classification-JEL: O30, O31, O38, Z18
Keywords: Innovation, R&D, Research and Development, Innovations systems, 
	 Statistics, Indicators
Series: UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Creation-Date: 20140631
Number: 2014-055
File-URL: https://unu-merit.nl/publications/wppdf/2014/wp2014-055.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 192 Kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2014055