The Australian Government's Innovation Report
The Australian Government's Innovation Report
The Australian Government's Innovation Report
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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 />
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