tailieunhanh - Main results of the South African Innovation Survey 2005

nnovation is widely acknowledged as being key to economic growth and progress, particularly as innovation by business enterprises is vital in ensuring their future success and competitiveness in an increasingly competitive global market. With this in mind, the Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) was commissioned by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) to undertake a national innovation survey based on international best surveys are designed to measure the extent of innovation in the business sector of a country and, among other measu. | Free download from REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA HSRC PRESS Free download from Produced by the Centre for Science Technology and Innovation Indicators CeSTII of the Human Sciences Research Council HSRC on behalf of the Department of Science and Technology DST Published by HSRC Press Private Bag X9182 Cape Town 8000 South Africa First published 2009 ISBN soft cover 978-0-7969-2240-3 ISBN pdf 978-0-7969-2257-1 2009 Human Sciences Research Council Copy-edited by Gudrun Elliott Typeset by Robin Taylor Cover by Fuel Design Printed by Distributed in Africa by Blue Weaver Tel 27 0 21 701 4477 Fax 27 0 21 701 7302 Distributed in Europe and the United Kingdom by Eurospan Distribution Services EDS Tel 44 0 20 7240 0856 Fax 44 0 20 7379 0609 Distributed in North America by Independent Publishers Group IPG Call toll-free 800 888 4741 Fax 1 312 337 5985 contents Free download from Tables and figures iv Acknowledgements x Executive summary xi Acronyms and abbreviations xv 1 Background I 2 Introduction 3 3 Methodology 5 4 Results 9 Rate of innovation 9 The characteristics of enterprises covered by the survey 12 Types of innovations 16 Innovation activities and expenditures 25 Sources of information and cooperation for innovation activities 29 Effects of innovation during the period 2002-2004 37 Factors hampering innovation activities in 2002-2004 41 Intellectual property rights 45 5 Conclusions and policy recommendations 49 References and additional reading 53 6 Appendices 55 Appendix 1 Main tabular results of the SAIS 2002-2004 by main SIC sector Tables - 55 Appendix 2 Main tabular results of the SAIS 2002-2004 by size class Tables - 95 Appendix 3 Open letter from the European Commission Eurostat to non-EU member states 129 Appendix 4 The Fourth Community Innovation Survey CIS4 Methodological recommendations and Core .