Osl Manual
THE MEASUREMENT
OF SCIENTIFIC
AND TECHNOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES
PROPOSED GUIDELINES
FOR COLLECTING
AND INTERPRETING
INNOVATION DATA
OSLO MANUAL
Final draft of the third edition,
JULY 5, 2005
1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF THE MANUAL .......................................................................5
1.
2.
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................5
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SCOPE OF THE MANUAL .....................................................8
2.1
What is measurable?....................................................................................................................9
2.2
What is of value to measure?.......................................................................................................9
3.
SCOPE OF THE MANUAL.............................................................................................................9
3.1
Sector coverage .........................................................................................................................10
3.2
Innovation at the level of the firm .............................................................................................10
3.3
Types of innovations .................................................................................................................10
3.4
Diffusion and the degree of novelty ..........................................................................................11
4.
PROVIDING DATA ON THE KEY ISSUES................................................................................12
4.1
Innovation activities and expenditures ......................................................................................12
4.2
Factors influencing innovation ..................................................................................................12
4.3
The innovating firm and the
OF SCIENTIFIC
AND TECHNOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES
PROPOSED GUIDELINES
FOR COLLECTING
AND INTERPRETING
INNOVATION DATA
OSLO MANUAL
Final draft of the third edition,
JULY 5, 2005
1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF THE MANUAL .......................................................................5
1.
2.
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................5
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SCOPE OF THE MANUAL .....................................................8
2.1
What is measurable?....................................................................................................................9
2.2
What is of value to measure?.......................................................................................................9
3.
SCOPE OF THE MANUAL.............................................................................................................9
3.1
Sector coverage .........................................................................................................................10
3.2
Innovation at the level of the firm .............................................................................................10
3.3
Types of innovations .................................................................................................................10
3.4
Diffusion and the degree of novelty ..........................................................................................11
4.
PROVIDING DATA ON THE KEY ISSUES................................................................................12
4.1
Innovation activities and expenditures ......................................................................................12
4.2
Factors influencing innovation ..................................................................................................12
4.3
The innovating firm and the