Research and Development Statistics in Ireland, 2006 at a glance

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Forfás

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Dublin 2.

Tel: 01-607 3000

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Website: www.forfas.ie

E-mail: info@forfas.ie

Research and

Development

Statistics

in Ireland, 2006

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Introduction

Forfás has responsibility for the collection and publication of

research and innovation statistics for Ireland. To this end, Forfás

monitors research and development activity in the state, higher

education and private sectors and publishes the relevant

statistical information in the regular publications: State

Expenditure on Science and Technology and Research and

Development; Survey of Research and Development in the

Higher Education Sector and Business Expenditure on Research

and Development.

This publication brings together the key facts and figures from

these three sectors (state, higher education and private) and

provides a statistical compilation of Ireland’s science and

technology activity. This information is based on the latest

available data in 2006.

Author:

Monica Roche

February 2007

For further information please contact:

Andrew Stockman

S&T Indicators Unit

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Foreword

Good progress continues to be made in improving Ireland's

knowledge economy performance. Total R&D spending across

all sectors of the economy increased by 14.3% to

€

_{2.33 billion in}

2006. With robust R&D spending gains outpacing economic

growth, the overall R&D intensity ratio climbed to 1.56% of GNP

in 2006, compared to the 1.48% intensity ratio recorded in 2005.

This rising R&D intensity allowed for a further narrowing of the

R&D spending gap between the European and OECD averages.

Rapid increases in Government funding of R&D activities

continues to be a strong driver of the rising R&D intensity,

supported by increased funding from private sources. The share

of total R&D performance funded by the public sector rose to

32.8% in 2006, compared to the 26.9% share posted in 2000.

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Finally on the R&D side, the numbers of researchers employed in

R&D activities in the State continued to push ahead, with 6.0

researchers employed per thousand in employment. This level of

human capital now matches the EU average, though lags behind

other major competitors.

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Index

Section 1 National Expenditure on R&D – Headline Figures

Chart

Page

1 Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD)

- Ireland 1997-2006 (2006 estimates) (

€

_m)

₈

2 Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD) as a Percentage of

GDP/GNP - Ireland, EU and OECD 1996-2006

9

3 Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD) as a Percentage of

GDP/GNP - Ireland and Selected Countries, 2006

(or latest available data)

10

4 Funding Sources of National R&D

- Ireland 2000 and 2006 (% total)

11

5 Performance of National R&D by sector

- Ireland 2000 and 2006 (% total)

12

6 (i) Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD)

- Sources of Funding, 2006

€

_m

(ii) Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD)

- Performers, 2006

€

_m

₁₃

7 (i) Government Budget Outlays or Appropriations

of R&D (GBOARD) as a Percentage of GDP/GNP, 2006

14 (ii) Government Budget Outlays or Appropriations of

R&D (GBAORD) as a Percentage of GDP/GNP less

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Section 2 Expenditure on R&D by Sector: Business,

Higher Education and Public

Chart

Page

8 Business Sector Performed R&D (BERD) in Current and

Constant Prices - Ireland 1996-2006

€

_m

₁₈

9 Business Sector Performed R&D (BERD) as a Percentage

of GDP/GNP - Ireland, EU and OECD 1996-2006

19

10 Business Sector Performed R&D (BERD)

by Industrial Sector, 2005 (% total)

20

11 Higher Education Sector Performed R&D (HERD)

in Current and Constant Prices - Ireland 1996-2006

€

_{m 21}

12 Higher Education Sector Performed R&D (HERD) as a

Percentage of GDP/GNP - Ireland, EU and OECD

1996-2006

22

13 Government Sector Performed R&D (GOVERD)

- in Current and Constant Prices - Ireland

1996-2006

€

_m

₂₃

14 Government Sector Performed R&D (GOVERD) as a

Percentage of GNP/GDP - Ireland, EU and OECD

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Section 3 R&D Workforce

Chart

Page

15 Total Researchers (All Sectors - FTE) per 1000 Total

Employment - Ireland, EU, OECD and US 1996-2006

(or latest available data)

26

16 Total Researchers (All Sectors - FTE) per 1000 Total

Employment - Ireland and Selected Countries, 2006

(or latest available data)

27

17 (i) R&D Personnel (Researchers plus Support

Staff) (FTE) by Sector of Employment

-Ireland 2000-2006

28 (ii) R&D Personnel (Researchers plus Support Staff)

(FTE) by Sector of Employment - Share of Total,

2006

28

18 R&D Personnel (FTE) by Sector of Employment and

Category of Employment - Ireland 2006

29

19 (i) Male/Female Research Personnel

(headcount) by Sector - 2005

30 (ii) Female Research Personnel by Sector of

Performance and Occupation (% headcount)

- 2005

30 (iii) Female Researchers as a Percentage of Total

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Section 4 Other S&T Indicators

Chart

Page

20 (i) Science and Engineering Flow of New

Graduates as a Percentage of Total Graduates

- Ireland and Selected Countries 2003 (or latest

available data)

34 (ii) New PhD Graudates per Million Population, 2003

35

21 (i) Scientific Citations and Publications

- Relative Citation Index 2003

36 (ii) Science & Engineering Scientific Articles

per Million Population, 2003

37

22 (i) Triadic Patent Families Granted per Million

Population - 2003

38 (ii) Patent Applications per Million of Population

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Section 5 Innovation Statistics

Chart

Page

23 (i) Innovation Activity Rate by Size of Firm

(% total firms) - 2004

42 (ii) Product Innovation Activity Rate by Size and

Type of Firm (% total firms) - 2004

42

24 Ireland - Sectoral Innovation Activity Rates

(% total firms) - 2004

43

25 Contribution to Total Turnover from Product

Innovation (% total turnover) - 2004

44

26 Innovation Hampering Factors (Active and

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Section 1 National Expenditure on R&D – Headline Figures

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1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006(e)

GERD

4 m

Current

855

972 1,069

1,176

1,284

1,447

1,637

1,840

2,037

2,329

Prices

% Annual

Change

13.7% 10.0% 10.0%

9.2% 12.7% 13.1% 12.4% 10.7% 14.3%

*2006 figures are Forfás estimates

Sources: Derived from the Survey of Business Expenditure on R&D 2005/6 (Forfás); Survey of

R&D in the Higher Education Sector, 2004 (Forfás); State Expenditure on Science & Technology and Research & Development, 2005 and 2006 (Forfás)

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006*

2400

2200

2000

1800

1600 1400

1200

1000

800

G

E

R

D

€

m

GERD €m Current Prices GERD €m Constant Prices

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2 Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD) as a

**Percentage of GDP/GNP* - Ireland, EU and**

OECD 1996 to 2006

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006(e)

OECD

2.10%

2.15% 2.23% 2.24% 2.25% 2.26%**

EU 25

1.68%

1.70%

1.77%

1.79%

1.77%

**

GERD/GNP

Ireland

1.46%

1.41%

1.32%

1.36%

1.48%

1.56%

GERD/GDP

Ireland

1.29%

1.24%

1.12%

1.11%

1.25%

1.34%

* GDP data in Ireland are inflated by the transfer pricing policies of large multinationals, therefore, the use of GNP as a base is the more relevant measure of economic activity for international benchmarking purposes.

** Latest EU/OECD data is 2004/2005 using GDP PPP Methodology

Sources: Derived from the Survey of Business Expenditure on R&D 2005/6 (Forfás);

Survey of R&D in the Higher Education Sector, 2004 (Forfás); State Expenditure on Science & Technology and Research & Development 2005 and 2006 (Forfás) and the Main Science & Technology Indicators, 2006/2 (OECD).

2.50%

2.25% 2.00% 1.75%

1.50% 1.25% 1.00% 0.75%

0.50%

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006

G

E

R

D

a

s

%

G

D

P

/G

N

P

Gross Expenditure as a % GDP/GNP -

Ireland, EU and OECD 1993 to 2001

OECD EU 25 GERD/GNP Ireland GERD/GDP Ireland

2006(e)

2,329

14.3%

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% GERD financed by industry

% GERD financed by public sector (incl.EU) % GERD financed by other sources

2000

2006

26.9% 71.7% 1.4% 32.8% 65.5% 1.7%

3 Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD) as a

Percentage of GDP/GNP - Ireland and Selected

Countries, 2006

(or latest available data)

Survey of R&D in the Higher Education Sector, 2004 (Forfás); State Expenditure on Science & Technology and Research & Development 2005 and 2006 (Forfás) and the Main Science & Technology Indicators, 2006/2 (OECD)

4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0

OECD Average 2.25

EU 25 Average 1.77

G E R D a s % G D P /G N P S w e de n 3 .8 6 F in la n d 3 .5 1 Un it e d S ta te s 2 .6 8 D e n m ark 2 .4 4 S in g a p o re 2 .3 6 C a n a d a 1 .9 5 N e th e rl an d s 1 .7 8 A u st ra li a 1 .7 7 U

K 1

.7 3 Ir e la n d ( GN P ) 1 .5 6 C h in a 1 .3 4 NZ 1 .1 4 S p a

in 1

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4 Funding Sources of National R&D - Ireland

2000 and 2006 (% total)

Survey of R&D in the Higher Education Sector, 2004 (Forfás); State Expenditure on Science & Technology and Research & Development 2005 and 2006 (Forfás).

% GERD financed by industry

% GERD financed by public sector (incl.EU) % GERD financed by other sources

2000

2006

26.9%

71.7% 1.4%

32.8%

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5 Performance of National R&D by Sector

-Ireland 2000 and 2006 (% total)

2000

% GERD performed by industry

% GERD performed by higher education sector % GERD performed by government sector 20.2%

71.6% 8.2%

2006

25.8%

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6 (i)

Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD)

- Sources of Funding, 2006

€

_m

(ii) Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD)

- Performers, 2006

€

_m

2400 2000 1600 1200 800 400 0 R & D F u n d in g € m

GERD Funding Sources -

Ireland 2001

Other Sources 40

Public Sector (incl.EU) 764

Industry 1525

2400 2000 1600 1200 800 400 0 R & D P e rf o rm e d € m

GERD Funding Sources -

Ireland 2001

Government 169

Higher Education 600

Industry 1560

2400 2000 1600 1200 800 400 0 R & D F u n d in g € m

GERD Funding Sources -

Ireland 2001

Other Sources 40

Public Sector (incl.EU) 764

Industry 1525

2400 2000 1600 1200 800 400 0 R & D P e rf o rm e d € m

GERD Funding Sources -

Ireland 2001

Government 169

Higher Education 600

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7 (i)

Government Budget Outlays or

Appropriations of R&D (GBOARD) as

a Percentage of GDP/GNP, 2006

0.0% 0.2% 0.4% 0.6% 0.8% 1.0% 1.2% 1.03% 0.93% 0.88% 0.85% 0.77% 0.75% 0.72% 0.71% 0.69% 0.69% 0.64% 0.60% 0.59% 0.55% 0.31% Finland United States France Sweden Spain Germany Portugal UK Denmark Norway Netherlands Austria Belgium Greece Ireland (GNP) Italy 1.00%

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7 (ii) Government Budget Outlays or

Appropriations of R&D (GBOARD) as a

Percentage of GDP/GNP less Defence, 2006

Sources: Derived from the survey of State Expenditure on Science & Technology and

Research & Development 2005 and 2006 (Forfás) and the Main Science & Technology Indicators, 2006/2 (OECD).

0.0% 0.2% 0.4% 0.6% 0.8% 1.0% 1.2% 1.03% 0.93% 0.88% 0.85% 0.77% 0.75% 0.72% 0.71% 0.69% 0.69% 0.64% 0.60% 0.59% 0.55% 0.31% Finland United States France Sweden Spain Germany Portugal UK Denmark Norway Netherlands Austria Belgium Greece Ireland (GNP) Italy 1.00%

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Section 2 Expenditure on R&D by Sector: Business, Higher

Education and Public

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8 Business Sector Performed R&D (BERD)

in Current and Constant Prices - Ireland

1996-2006

€

_m

1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2006(e)

BERD

€

_m

current prices

470

612

784

900 1105

1329

1560

% annual

average change

14.2% 13.5%

7.0% 11.0%

9.7% 17.3%

Sources: Derived from the survey of Business Expenditure on R&D 2005/6 (Forfás)

1600

1400

1200

1000

800

600

400

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006*

B

E

R

D

€

m

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9 Business Sector Performed R&D (BERD) as a

Percentage of GDP/GNP - Ireland, EU & OECD,

1996-2006

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006(e)

OECD

1.42%

1.48%

1.55%

1.52%

1.53%

1.54%

EU 25

1.04%

1.06%

1.13%

1.12%

BERD/GNP Ireland

1.04%

1.02%

0.95%

0.94%

0.97%

1.05%

BERD/GDP Ireland

0.92%

0.89%

0.81%

0.77%

0.82%

0.90%

Sources: Derived from the survey of Business Expenditure on R&D 2005/6 (Forfás)

and the Main Science & Technology Indicators, 2006/2 (OECD). 1.8%

1.6% 1.4% 1.2% 1.0% 0.8% 0.6% 0.4% 0.2% 0.0%

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006*

B

E

R

D

a

s

%

G

D

P

/G

N

P

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10 Business Sector Performed R&D (BERD) by

Industrial Sector, 2005 % total

Sectoral BERD 2005 ¤ €m %

Software/Computer Related 404.1 30.4%

Electrical/Electronic Equipment 279.0 21.0%

Pharmaceuticals 267.1 20.1%

Instruments 124.3 9.4%

Food, Drink & Tobacco 63.6 4.8%

Other Services 50.8 3.8%

Chemicals 33.2 2.5%

Other Sectors 106.6 8.0%

Total BERD 1328.7 100%

Source: Derived from the Survey of Business Expenditure on R&D 2005/6 (Forfás)

8.0% Other Sectors

Instruments 9.4% Food, Drink & Tobacco 4.8%

Other Services 3.8% 2.5% Chemicals

Pharmaceuticals 20.1%

21.0% Electrical/ Electronic Equipment

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11 Higher Education Sector Performed R&D

(HERD) in Current and Constant Prices

-Ireland 1996 - 2006

€

_m

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006(e)

HERD

€

m

current prices

153.1

203.7

238.1

322.3

491.7

600.0 % annual change

15.3%

8.1% 16.4% 23.5% 10.5%

Sources: Derived from the Survey of R&D in the Higher Education Sector, 2004

(Forfás) and other estimates. 700

600

500

400

300

200

100

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006*

H

E

R

D

€

m

Gross Expenditure as a % GDP/GNP -

Ireland, EU and OECD 1993 to 2001

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12 Higher Education Sector Performed R&D

(HERD) as a Percentage of GDP/GNP - Ireland,

EU and OECD, 1996-2006

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006(e)

OECD 0.34% 0.37% 0.39% 0.40% 0.39% 0.40%

EU 25 0.35% 0.37% 0.38% 0.39% 0.39% 0.40%

HERD/GNP

Ireland 0.30% 0.30% 0.27% 0.30% 0.39% 0.40%

HERD/GDP

Ireland 0.26% 0.26% 0.23% 0.25% 0.33% 0.33%

Sources: Derived from the Survey of R&D in the Higher Education Sector, 2004

(Forfás); Main Science & Technology Indicators, 2006/2 (OECD) and other estimates. 0.45

0.40 0.35 0.30 0.25 0.20 0.15 0.10 0.5 0.0

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006*

H

E

R

D

a

s

%

G

D

P

/G

N

P

D

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13 Government Sector Performed R&D (GOVERD)

- in Current and Constant Prices - Ireland

1996-2006

€

_m

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006

GOVERD €m

current prices 64.0 70.0 96.0 125.0 138.0 169.0

% Annual

average change 4.6% 17.1% 14.1% 5.1% 10.7%

*2006 data includes R&D performed in hospital sectors

Sources: Derived from State Expenditure on Science & Technology and Research &

Development 2005 and 2006 (Forfás). 180

160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006*

G

O

V

E

R

D

€

m

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14 Government Sector Performed R&D (GOVERD)

as a Percentage of GNP/GDP - Ireland, EU &

OECD 1996 - 2006

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006

OECD 0.30% 0.29% 0.28% 0.27% 0.27% 0.27%

EU 25 0.28% 0.27% 0.25% 0.24% 0.24% 0.24%

GOVERD/GNP

Ireland 0.12% 0.10% 0.11% 0.12% 0.11% 0.11%

GOVERD/GDP

Ireland 0.11% 0.09% 0.09% 0.10% 0.09% 0.10%

Sources: Derived from State Expenditure on Science & Technology and Research &

Development 2005 and 2006 (Forfás) and the Main Science & Technology Indicators, 2006/2 (OECD)

0.35%

0.30%

0.25%

0.20%

0.15%

0.10%

0.05%

0.00%

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006

G

O

V

E

R

D

a

s

a

%

G

D

P

/G

N

P

OECD EU 25

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Section 3 R&D Workforce

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15 Total Researchers (All sectors - FTE) per 1000

Total Employment - Ireland, EU, OECD & US,

1996 - 2006

(or latest available data)

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006

US 8.1 8.8 9.3 9.6 N/A N/A

OECD 5.9 6.4 6.6 6.9 N/A N/A

EU25 5.0 5.1 5.4 5.6 6.0 N/A

Ireland 4.8 5.1 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0

Sources: Derived from Survey of Business Expenditure on R&D 2005/6 (Forfás); Survey

of R&D in the Higher Education Sector 2004 (Forfás); State Expenditure on Science & Technology and Research & Development 2005 and 2006 (Forfás) and the Main Science & Technology Indicators, 2006/2 (OECD).

12.0

10.0

8.0

6.0

4.0

2.0

0.0

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006*

G

O

V

E

R

a

s

a

%

G

D

P

/G

N

P

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16 Total Researchers (All Sectors - FTE) per 1000

Total Employment - Ireland and Selected

Countries, 2006

(or latest available data)

Sources: Derived from the survey of Business Expenditure on R&D 2005/6 (Forfás);

Survey of R&D in the Higher Education Sector, 2004 (Forfás); State Expenditure on Science & Technology and Research & Development 2005 and 2006 (Forfás) and the Main Science & Technology Indicators, 2006/2 (OECD).

20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 G O V E R a s a % G D P /G N P F in la n d S w e d e n Ja p a n U .S . D e n m a rk A u st ra li a F ra n ce B e lg iu m G e rm a n y T o ta l O E C D Ir e la n d E U -2 5 S p a

in _UK

P o la n d N e th e rl a n d s It a ly Finland 16.5 Sweden 12.5 Japan 10.6 U.S. 9.6 Denmark 9.5 Australia 8.4 France 8.0 Belgium 7.7 Germany 6.9

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17 (i)

R&D Personnel (Researchers plus

Support Staff) (FTE) by Sector of

Employment - Ireland 2000-2006

(ii) R&D Personnel (Researchers plus Support

Staff) (FTE) by Sector of Employment -

Share of Total, 2006

61.7%

31.6% 6.7%

Higher Education Business Public Sector

Research Personnel = 16,760 FTE

12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

Higher Education Public Sector

Business

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18 R&D Personnel (FTE) by Sector of Employment

and Category of Employment - Ireland 2006

Survey of R&D in the Higher Education Sector, 2004 (Forfás); State Expenditure on Science & Technology and Research & Development 2005 and 2006 (Forfás). 7000

6000

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

0

Research Support Staff (FTE) Researchers (FTE)

Business 6770

3570

Public Sector Higher Education 470 650

4340

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Section 3

30 Japan Korea Nertherlands Germany Austria Switzerland France Denmark Czech Republic Finland Norway Italy Ireland Hungary Spain Turkey Greece Poland New Zealand Iceland Slovak Republic Portugal 2000 0 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% B E R D € m 10% 5%

0% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

Support staff - % women Technicians - % women Researchers - % women 3079

474 788

Business Public sector Higher education

20.2% 35.9% 37.0% 22.0% 22.1% 35.2% 29.7% 51.1% 80.9% 11.9% 12.9% 17.2% 19.2% 23.6% 26.7% 27.8% 28.1% 28.8% 29.0% 29.4% 29.9% 30.0% 34.2% 36.1% 36.4% 37.1% 38.9% 39.3% 39.4% 41.5% 44.3%

19 (i)

Male/Female Research Personnel

(headcount) by Sector - 2005

Research Female Male Total

Personnel Headcount Headcount

BERD Business 3079 10542 13621

GOVERD Public sector 474 788 1262

HERD Higher education 5890 7410 13300

(ii) Female Research Personnel by Sector

of Performance and Occupation

(% headcount) - 2005

Survey of R&D in the Higher Education Sector, 2004 (Forfás); State Expenditure on Science & Technology and Research & Development 2005 and 2006 (Forfás) and the Main Science & Technology Indicators, 2006/2 (OECD)

Japan Korea Nertherlands Germany Austria Switzerland France Denmark Czech Republic Finland Norway Italy Ireland Hungary Spain Turkey Greece Poland New Zealand Iceland Slovak Republic Portugal 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 B E R D € m 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% B E R D € m 10% 5%

0% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% Support staff - % women

Technicians - % women Researchers - % women

Male Headcount Female Headcount 3079 474 5890 10542 788 7410

20.2% 35.9% 37.0% 22.0% 22.1% 35.2% 29.7% 51.1% 80.9% 11.9% 12.9% 17.2% 19.2% 23.6% 26.7% 27.8% 28.1% 28.8% 29.0% 29.4% 29.9% 30.0% 34.2% 36.1% 36.4% 37.1% 38.9% 39.3% 39.4% 41.5% 44.3% Japan Korea Nertherlands Germany Austria Switzerland France Denmark Czech Republic Finland Norway Italy Ireland Hungary Spain Turkey Greece Poland New Zealand Iceland Slovak Republic Portugal 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 B E R D € m 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% B E R D €

m Support staff - % women

Technicians - % women Researchers - % women

Male Headcount Female Headcount 3079 474 5890 10542 788 7410

20.2% 35.9% 37.0% 22.0% 22.1% 35.2% 29.7% 51.1% 80.9% 11.9% 12.9% 17.2% 19.2% 23.6% 26.7% 27.8% 28.1% 28.8% 29.0% 29.4% 29.9% 30.0% 34.2% 36.1% 36.4% 37.1% 38.9% 39.3% 39.4% 41.5% 44.3%

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Section 3 (iii) Female Researchers as a Percentage of

Total Researchers, 2005

Sources: Main Science and Technology Indicators 2006/2 (OECD)

Japan Korea Nertherlands Germany Austria Switzerland France Denmark Czech Republic Finland Norway Italy Ireland Hungary Spain Turkey Greece Poland New Zealand Iceland Slovak Republic Portugal 4000 2000 0 B E 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% B E R D € m 10% 5%

0% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%

Support staff - % women Technicians - % women Researchers - % women 3079

474 788

20.2% 35.9% 37.0% 22.0% 22.1% 35.2% 29.7% 51.1% 80.9% 11.9% 12.9% 17.2% 19.2% 23.6% 26.7% 27.8% 28.1% 28.8% 29.0% 29.4% 29.9% 30.0% 34.2% 36.1% 36.4% 37.1% 38.9% 39.3% 39.4% 41.5% 44.3%

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Section 4 Other S&T Indicators

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Section 4

34

20 (i)

Science and Engineering Flow of New

Graduates as a Percentage of Total

Graduates - Ireland and Selected

Countries 2003 (

or latest available data)

Sources: Science, Technology and Innovation in Europe 2006 (Eurostat)

Hungary Poland Latvia Netherlands Estonia Norway USA Slovenia Portugal Belgium EU25 Switzerland Japan Italy Lithuania Czech Republic Slovakia UK Germany Spain Austria Ireland Finland Sweden

10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

11.2% 11.5% 13.4% 17.1% 16.3% 17.9% 18.3% 18.6% 19.0% 19.4% 21.9% 21.9% 22.1% 22.2% 22.4% 22.7% 24.1% 25.8% 26.3% 28.1% 28.4% 29.3% 29.5% 30.5% Japan USA Netherlands EU25 Spain Norway Ireland Germany UK Sweden Hungary Poland Latvia Netherlands Estonia Norway USA Slovenia Portugal Belgium EU25 Switzerland Japan Italy Lithuania Czech Republic Slovakia UK

10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

11.2% 11.5% 13.4% 17.1% 16.3% 17.9% 18.3% 18.6% 19.0% 19.4% 21.9% 21.9% 22.1% 22.2% 22.4% 22.7% 24.1% 25.8% Japan USA Netherlands EU25 Spain Norway Ireland Germany UK Sweden

New PhD Graduates per million population

New Science & Engineering PhD Graduates per million population

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Section 4 (ii) New PhD Graduates per Million

Population, 2003

Sources: Science & Engineering Indicators, 2006 (National Science Foundation),

Thomson ISI. Hungary Poland Latvia Netherlands Estonia Norway USA Slovenia Portugal Belgium EU25 Switzerland Japan Italy Lithuania Czech Republic Slovakia UK Germany

10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

11.2% 11.5% 13.4% 17.1% 16.3% 17.9% 18.3% 18.6% 19.0% 19.4% 21.9% 21.9% 22.1% 22.2% 22.4% 22.7% 24.1% 25.8% 26.3% 113.7 158.0 159.2 157.2 178.1 156.6 172.4 279.2 250.9 397.3 42.8 55.9 59.1 62.4 63.8 66.7 95.5 100.5 125.8 203.9 Japan USA Netherlands EU25 Spain Norway Ireland Germany UK Sweden

New PhD Graduates per million population

New Science & Engineering PhD Graduates per million population

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21 (i)

Scientific Citations and Publications

-Relative Citation Index 2003

Thomson ISI. Poland Czech Republic Greece Hungary Portugal Japan Spain Italy Norway EU15 France Ireland Austria Germany Belgium Finland Canada Sweden United Kingdom Denmark Netherlands United States Switzerland Portugal Hungary Czech Republic Greece Spain Italy Ireland Japan OECD France Germany Austria Belgium United States Norway New Zealand United Kingdom Netherlands Denmark Finland Sweden

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2

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Section 4 (ii) Science & Engineering Scientific Articles

per Million Population, 2003

Thomson ISI. Poland Czech Republic Greece Hungary Portugal Japan Spain Italy Norway EU15 France Ireland Austria Germany Belgium Finland Canada Sweden Poland Portugal Hungary Czech Republic Greece Spain Italy Ireland Japan OECD France Germany Austria Belgium United States Norway New Zealand United Kingdom Netherlands Denmark Finland Sweden

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200

0.360 0.417 0.465 0.491 0.514 0.575 0.604 0.699 0.718 0.737 0.760 0.764 0.804 0.822 0.822 0.826 0.845 0.860 160 227 240 272 328 394 400 435 452 490 523 525 574 599 706 715 745 796 800 933 974 1137

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**22 (i) Triadic Patent Families* Granted per**

Million Population - 2003

* A member of the triadic patent family is established when the patent is filed at the European Patent Office and the Japanese Patent Office and is granted by the United States Patent Office (USPTO)

Source: OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators 2006/2 (OECD)

Poland Slovakia Portugal Greece Czech Republic Hungary Spain Italy Ireland UK EU25 Austria France Denmark Belgium Netherlands USA Germany Sweden Finland

S&E Scientific articles per million population, 2003

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140

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Section 4 (ii) Patent Applications per Million of

Population to the EPO - 2003

Source: Eurostat Statistics in Focus

Poland Slovakia Portugal Greece Czech Republic Hungary Spain Italy Ireland UK EU25 Austria France Denmark Belgium Netherlands

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

China Portugal Greece Czech Republic Hungary Spain Slovenia Ireland Canada Italy UK Belgium France USA Poland Austria Japan Denmark Netherlands Sweden Finland Germany 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.9 1.4 2.2 2.8 14.2 15.5 32.8 35.4 35.5 38.4 39.1 45.4 62.3 1 4 11 16 19 31 50 77 86 87 121 144 154 168 195 195 219 236 244 285 305 312

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Section 5 Innovation Statistics

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23 (i)

Innovation Activity Rate by Size of

Firm (% total firms) - 2004

(ii) Product Innovation Activity Rate by Size

and Type of Firm (% total firms) - 2004

Sources: Forfás Fourth Community Innovation Survey

Developed new products (goods or services)

0 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

All Firms All Services Large Services Medium Services Small Services All Industry Large Industry Medium Industry Small Industry

Developed new products (goods or services)

0 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Small Medium Large All

37.9% 27.9%

35.2% 27.9% 27.5%

48.3%

72.6% 64.6% 40.7%

47.2%

65.3% 75.1% 52.2%

Developed new products (goods or services)

0 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

All Firms All Services Large Services Medium Services Small Services All Industry Large Industry Medium Industry Small Industry

Developed new products (goods or services)

0 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Small Medium Large All

37.9% 27.9%

35.2% 27.9% 27.5%

48.3%

72.6% 64.6% 40.7%

47.2%

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24 Ireland Sectoral Innovation Activity Rates

-2004 (% total Firms)

Sources: Forfás Fourth Community Innovation Survey

0 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Financial services

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25 Contribution to Total Turnover from Product

Innovation (% total turnover) - 2004

Source: Forfás Fourth Community Innovation Survey

26 Innovation Hampering Factors (Active and

Non-Active) as a Percentage of Totals - 2004

Source: Forfás Fourth Community Innovation Survey

5.6%

89.9% 4.5%

New to market New to firm Unchanged products

0 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

Difficulty in finding cooperation partners Lack of information on technology Lack of finance - outside Markets dominated by established firms Lack of information on markets Uncertain demand Lack of qualified personnel High costs Lack of funds - enterprise

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