Data gathering and developing and using innovation indicators

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2010-09
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There are headline grabbing innovations such as cassette tape to CD to iPod. But it is the softer innovations that really matter: Clean water, Quality mass education, Safe and reliable mass transport systems, Clean and affordable food, Quality primary health care. Innovation involves ‘novelty’ – what exactly does this mean? The presentation analyzes how and what data and statistics measure; what underpins a measure (for example patenting and legal frameworks); ‘Research and Development’ and its link with economic growth. It reviews some ways of measuring growth and innovation, along with how various indicators can be generated and graphically displayed for ranking.
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IDRC-UNU Research Project
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INNOVATION SYSTEMS, INDICATORS, STATISTICS, SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, OPEN INNOVATION, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, OPEN RESEARCH, CAPACITY BUILDING, SOUTH OF SAHARA
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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/50045
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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Africa / Afrique
Innovation and Inclusion in National Innovation Systems / Innovation et inclusion dans les systèmes nationaux d'innovation
Innovation Systems / Systèmes d'innovation
Innovations and Livelihoods / Innovation et moyens de subsistance
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