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Table 13. <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Innovation</strong> Scorecard 2006<br />

Category<br />

Knowledge<br />

Creation<br />

Human<br />

Resources<br />

Finance<br />

Knowledge<br />

Diffusion<br />

Collaboration<br />

Market<br />

Outcomes<br />

Indicator<br />

2006 2004<br />

rank 1 rank<br />

2002<br />

rank<br />

Australia<br />

score<br />

Leader<br />

Leader<br />

score<br />

OECD<br />

average<br />

Australia<br />

relative to<br />

OECD<br />

Year of<br />

available<br />

data<br />

R&D expenditure in<br />

6 6 6 0.78% Iceland 1.35% 0.63% 2 Above 2004 3<br />

education sectors as % GDP 3<br />

government & higher<br />

Scientific and technical<br />

articles per million population<br />

Number of US patents<br />

per million population<br />

Business sector R&D<br />

expenditure (BERD)<br />

as % of GDP<br />

10 9 8 1279<br />

articles<br />

17 18 18 51 patents United<br />

States<br />

2 231<br />

articles<br />

278<br />

patents<br />

765 Above 2005<br />

articles 4<br />

126 Below 2005<br />

patents 4<br />

17 18 20 0.94% Sweden 2.93% 1.15% 2 Below 2004<br />

Percentage of workforce 8 6 5 21.9% United<br />

with tertiary education 7 States<br />

Switzerland<br />

Number of science<br />

graduates in employment<br />

per 100 000 employed<br />

25-34 year olds 8 3 3 6 2020<br />

graduates<br />

Researchers per<br />

10 000 labour force<br />

8 8 7 80<br />

researchers<br />

Investment in venture 2 4 7 0.25% Republic<br />

capital as % of GDP 9 of Korea<br />

Investment in ICT as %<br />

of business sector gross<br />

fixed capital formation<br />

Internet users per<br />

1000 population<br />

4 3 3 22.9% United<br />

States<br />

Finland 2298<br />

graduates<br />

Finland 157<br />

researchers<br />

29.7% 17.7% 2 Above 2004<br />

1229 Above 2002<br />

ates 2<br />

gradu-<br />

67 Above 2004<br />

researchers 5<br />

0.25% 0.09% 2 Above 2003<br />

29.1% 17.9% 2 Above 2003<br />

4 6 10 704 users Iceland 732 users 531<br />

users 2 Above 2005<br />

Broadband subscribers 17 21 20 174 Denmark 292 155 2 Above 2006<br />

per 1000 population 10<br />

Investment in new machinery<br />

and equipment as a % of GDP<br />

Percentage of innovators<br />

with collaboration activity<br />

12 12 17 7.8% Slovak<br />

Republic<br />

Breadth of international 13 12 8 114<br />

collaboration 12<br />

science and engineering<br />

countries<br />

15.1% 7.7% 2 Above 2004<br />

6 N/A N/A 31% 11 Finland 52% 20% 6 Above 2003<br />

United<br />

Kingdom<br />

172<br />

countries<br />

104 Above 2003<br />

countries 2<br />

Average annual growth 10 7 3 1.11% Ireland 3.3% 1.14 2 Below 1999-03<br />

between 1999 and 2003 13<br />

in multifactor productivity<br />

Percentage of turnover<br />

from new goods and<br />

services innovations<br />

Percentage of innovating<br />

businesses in the economy<br />

14 N/A N/A 19.5% 11 United<br />

Kingdom<br />

41% 28.8% 6 Below 2001-03<br />

10 N/A N/A 41% 11 Germany 54% 40% 6 Above 2001-03<br />

Percentage of businesses 4 N/A N/A 19% United<br />

goods and services 14<br />

using the internet to sell<br />

Kingdom<br />

27% 12% 2 Above 2004<br />

Sources: ABS Catalogue numbers 8158.0, 1350.0, 8109.0, 8111.0 and 8112.0, 5204.0, 5206, Eurostats Third Community <strong>Innovation</strong> Survey (CIS3) 1998-2001, US<br />

Patent and Trademark Office 2005, World Competitiveness Yearbook 2006, OECD STI Scoreboard 2005, 2006, OECD Main Science & Technology Indicators,<br />

Number 1 2006, OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2004, OECD Education at a Glance 2005, 2006, OECD Education Database 2006, OECD<br />

Venture Capital Database 2006, NSF Science and Engineering Indicators 2006, Thompson ISI 2006.<br />

Chapter 4 - <strong>Australian</strong> innovation scorecard 123

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