| Country or Region | World |
| Year | 1990 - 2014 |
| Producer(s) | UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) |
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UIS Catalogue of Innovation Surveys, World
| Cases | 108 |
| Variable(s) | 991 |
Variables
| Name | Label | Question | |
| REG | REG | Region of the country | |
| COUN | COUN | Country | |
| YEAR | YEAR | Year of the survey | |
| NUTS | Address | Address | |
| NACE | Main activity | Main activity | |
| GP | Part of a group | Part of a group | |
| HO | Country of location of group head office | Country of location of group head office | |
| SIGMAR | Geographic markets in which the enterprise sold products | Geographic markets in which the enterprise sold goods or services | |
| SIGMARL | Sale to local/regional within [country] | Sale of goods or services to local / regional within [country] | |
| SIGMARN | Sale to national markets | Sale of goods or services to national markets | |
| SIGMARO | Sale to EU (candidate) countries/EFTA | Sale of goods or services to (other) countries from the same continent | |
| SIGMARA | Sale to all other countries | Sale of goods or services to all other countries | |
| INPDT | Product innovations | Introduction of new or significantly improved goods / services | |
| INPDGD | Product innovations - goods | Introduction of new or significantly improved goods | |
| INPDSV | Product innovations - services | Introduction of new or significantly improved services | |
| INPDTW | Developer of product innovations | Developer of the product innovations - mainly the enterprise or enterprise group / the enterprise together with other enterprises or institutions / mainly other enterprises or institutions | |
| INMAR | Product innovations - new to the market | Introduction of a new or significantly improved good or service onto market before competitors (it may have already been available in other markets) | |
| INFIR | Product innovations - new to the firm | Introduction of a new or significantly improved good or service that was already available from enterprise's competitors in the market | |
| DESCPDT | Description of product innovations | Description of what is new or significantly improved with the most important product innovation | |
| TURNMAR | % of current total turnover from new to the market product innovations | Percentage of the total turnover from goods and service innovations introduced that were new to the market | |
| TURNIN | % of current total turnover from new to the firms product innovations | Percentage of the total turnover from goods and service innovations introduced that were new to the firm | |
| TURNUNG | Percentage of total turnover from unchanged or only marginally modified products | Percentage of the total turnover from goods and services that were unchanged or only marginally modified | |
| INPCS | Process innovations | Introduction of new or significantly improved process (methods of manufacturing or producing goods or services / logistics, delivery or distribution methods for your inputs, goods or services / supporting activities for your processes, such as maintenance systems or operations for purchasing, accounting, or computing) | |
| INPCSW | Developer of process innovations | Developer of the process innovations | |
| DESCPCS | Description of process innovations | Description of what is new or significantly improved with your most important process innovation | |
| INABON | Abandoned or ongoing innovations activities | Innovations activities to develop product or process innovations that were abandoned or still ongoing | |
| RACE | Innovation activities (RACE) | Engagement in innovation activities | |
| RRDIN | (RACE) Intramural R&D | Intramural (in-house) R&D engagement | |
| RDPER | (RACE) Number of persons involved in intramural R&D | Number of persons involved in intramural R&D activities within the enterprise | |
| RDENG | (RACE) Intramural R&D frequency | Intramural R&D frequency (continuously / occasionally) | |
| RRDEX | (RACE) Extramural R&D | Extramural R&D engagement | |
| RMAC | (RACE) Acquisition of machinery, equipment and software | Acquisition of machinery, equipment and software engagement | |
| ROEK | (RACE) Acquisition of other external knowledge | Acquisition of other external knowledge engagement | |
| RTR | (RACE) Training | Training engagement | |
| RMAR | (RACE) Market introduction of innovations | Market introduction of innovations engagement | |
| RPRE | (RACE) Other preparations | Other preparations engagement | |
| RTOTX | Expenditure on R&D, machinery, and external knowledge | Total amount of expenditure for four specific innovation activities - Intramural R&D; Extramural R&D; Acquisition of machinery, equipment and software; Acquisition of other external knowledge | |
| RRDINX | Intramural R&D expenditure | Intramural (in-house) R&D expenditure | |
| RRDEXX | Acquisition of R&D expenditure | Acquisition of R&D (extramural R&D) expenditure | |
| RMACX | Acquisition of machinery, equipment and software expenditure | Acquisition of machinery, equipment and software (Exclude expenditures on equipment for R&D) | |
| ROEKX | Acquisition of other external knowledge expenditure | Acquisition of other external knowledge expenditure | |
| FUNPUB | Public financial support (FUNPUB) | Public financial support for innovation activities | |
| FUNLOC | (FUNPUB) Local or regional authorities | Public financial support for innovation activities from local or regional authorities | |
| FUNGMT | (FUNPUB) Central government | Public financial support for innovation activities from central government (including central government agencies or ministries) | |
| FUNEU | (FUNPUB) European Union | Public financial support for innovation activities from the European Union (EU) | |
| FUNRTD | (FUNPUB) Participation in EU Framework Programme for R&D | Participation in the EU’s Xth Framework Programme for Research and Technical Development | |
| SINFO | Sources of information (SINFO) | Degree of importance of the information sources to innovation activities | |
| SINT | (SINFO) Internal sources | Degree of importance of Internal information sources | |
| SINTF | (SINFO) Within enterprise or enterprise group | Degree of importance of Internal information sources - Within enterprise or enterprise group | |
| SMAR | (SINFO) Market sources | Degree of importance of Market sources for innovation activities | |
| SSUP | (SINFO) Suppliers of equipment, materials, components, or software | Degree of importance of Market sources for innovation activities - Suppliers of equipment, materials, components, or software | |
| SCLI | (SINFO) Clients or customers | Degree of importance of Market sources for innovation activities - Clients or customers | |
| SCOM | (SINFO) Competitors or other enterprises in your sector | Degree of importance of Market sources for innovation activities - Competitors or other enterprises in your sector | |
| SCON | (SINFO) Consultants, commercial labs, or private R&D institutes | Degree of importance of Market sources for innovation activities - Consultants, commercial labs, or private R&D institutes | |
| SINS | (SINFO) Institutional sources | Degree of importance of Institutional sources for innovation activities | |
| SUNI | (SINFO) Universities or other higher education institutions | Degree of importance of Institutional sources for innovation activities - Universities or other higher education institutions | |
| SGMT | (SINFO) Government or public research institutes | Degree of importance of Institutional sources for innovation activities - Government or public research institutes | |
| SOTS | (SINFO) Other sources | Degree of importance of Other sources for innovation activities | |
| SEXB | (SINFO) Conferences, trade fairs, exhibitions | Degree of importance of Other sources for innovation activities - Conferences, trade fairs, exhibitions | |
| SPRO | (SINFO) Scientific journals and trade/technical publications | Degree of importance of Other sources for innovation activities - Scientific journals and trade / technical publications | |
| SASS | (SINFO) Professional and industry associations | Degree of importance of Other sources for innovation activities - Professional and industry associations | |
| CO | Co-operation (CO) | Co-operation on innovation activities with other enterprises or institutions | |
| COL | Co-operation - Location (COL) | Co-operation on innovation activities with other enterprises or institutions - Location | |
| COA | (CO) Other enterprises within enterprise group | Co-operation with Other enterprises within your enterprise group | |
| COAL | (COL) Other enterprises within enterprise group | Co-operation with Other enterprises within your enterprise group - Location | |
| COB | (CO) Suppliers of equipment, materials, components, or software | Co-operation with Suppliers of equipment, materials, components, or software | |
| COBL | (COL) Suppliers of equipment, materials, components, or software | Co-operation with Suppliers of equipment, materials, components, or software - Location | |
| COC | (CO) Clients or customers | Co-operation with Clients or customers | |
| COCL | (COL) Clients or customers | Co-operation with Clients or customers - Location | |
| COD | (CO) Competitors or other enterprises in the sector | Co-operation with Competitors or other enterprises in your sector | |
| CODL | (COL) Competitors or other enterprises in the sector | Co-operation with Competitors or other enterprises in your sector - Location | |
| COE | (CO) Consultants, commercial labs, private R&D institutes | Co-operation with Consultants, commercial labs, or private R&D institutes | |
| COEL | (COL) Consultants, commercial labs, private R&D institutes | Co-operation with Consultants, commercial labs, or private R&D institutes - Location | |
| COF | (CO) Universities or other higher education institutions | Co-operation with Universities or other higher education institutions | |
| COFL | (COL) Universities or other higher education institutions | Co-operation with Universities or other higher education institutions - Location | |
| COG | (CO) Government or public research institutes | Co-operation with Government or public research institutes | |
| COGL | (COL) Government or public research institutes | Co-operation with Government or public research institutes - Location | |
| COVAL | most valuable co-operation partner | Most valuable co-operation partner for innovation activities | |
| COIMP | Degree of importance of partners (COIMP) | Degree of importance of partners - Other enterprises within your enterprise group | |
| COGRP | (COIMP) Other enterprises within enterprise group | Degree of importance of partners - Other enterprises within your enterprise group | |
| COSUP | (COIMP) Suppliers of equipment, materials, components, or software | Degree of importance of partners - Suppliers of equipment, materials, components or software | |
| COCLI | (COIMP) Clients or customers | Degree of importance of partners - Clients or customers | |
| COCOM | (COIMP) Competitors or other enterprises in the sector | Degree of importance of partners - Competitors and other firms from the same industry | |
| COCON | (COIMP) Consultants | Degree of importance of partners - Consultants | |
| COCORD | (COIMP) Commercial laboratories or R&D enterprises | Degree of importance of partners - Commercial laboratories / R&D enterprises | |
| COUNI | (COIMP) Universities or other higher education institutes | Degree of importance of partners - Universities or other higher education institutes | |
| COGMT | (COIMP) Government or private non-profit research institutes | Degree of importance of partners - Government or private non-profit research institutes | |
| EFFE | Effects of innovations (EFFE) | Degree of importance of effects of product and process innovations | |
| EPDT | (EFFE) Product oriented effects | Degree of importance of Product oriented effects | |
| ERANGE | (EFFE) Increased range of products | Degree of importance of Product oriented effects - Increased range of goods or services | |
| EMAR | (EFFE) Entered new markets or increased market share | Degree of importance of Product oriented effects - Entered new markets or increased market share | |
| EQUA | (EFFE) Improved quality of products | Degree of importance of Product oriented effects - Improved quality of goods or services | |
| EPCS | (EFFE) Process oriented effects | Degree of importance of Process oriented effects | |
| EFLEX | (EFFE) Improved flexibility of production or service provision | Degree of importance of Process oriented effects - Improved flexibility of production or service provision | |
| ECAP | (EFFE) Increased capacity of production or service provision | Degree of importance of Process oriented effects - Increased capacity of production or service provision | |
| ELBR | (EFFE) Reduced labour costs per unit output | Degree of importance of Process oriented effects - Reduced labour costs per unit output | |
| EMAT | (EFFE) Reduced materials and energy per unit output | Degree of importance of Process oriented effects - Reduced materials and energy per unit output | |
| EOTE | (EFFE) Other effects | Degree of importance of Other effects | |
| EENV | (EFFE) Reduced environmental impacts or improved health and safety | Degree of importance of Other effects - Reduced environmental impacts or improved health and safety | |
| ESTD | (EFFE) Met regulatory requirements | Degree of importance of Other effects - Met regulatory requirements | |
Total variable(s):
991 |