This database relates to the measurement of research and development (R&D) according to the standard methodology for R&D statistics recommended by OECD in the Guidelines for Collecting and Reporting Data on Research and Experimental Development - Frascati Manual 2015 (OECD).
The database provides detail on methods used in the Member countries and selected non-member economies when compiling the R&D data reported to OECD/Eurostat in the framework of the International Survey of the Resources devoted to R&D, underlining both current and historical national specificities of the data stored in the OECD STI/STP R&D database. Selected data and metadata are regularly published in Main Science and Technology Indicators - MSTI (released twice yearly) as well as Research and Development Statistics - RDS.
This database relates to Government budget allocations for R&D (GBARD) data as reported to OECD in line with the standard methodology recommended in Chapter 12 of the Guidelines for Collecting and Reporting Data on Research and Experimental Development - Frascati Manual 2015 (OECD).
The database provides detail on methods used in the Member countries and selected non-member economies when compiling the GBARD data reported to OECD/Eurostat in the framework of the International Survey of the Resources devoted to R&D, underlining both current and historical national specificities of the data stored in the OECD STI/STP R&D database. The classification used is the European Commission's Nomenclature for the Analysis and Comparison of Scientific Programmes and Budgets - NABS, specially developed for R&D analysis (see "Frascati Manual 2015", 12.50-71). Selected data and metadata are regularly published in Main Science and Technology Indicators - MSTI (released twice yearly) as well as Research and Development Statistics- RDS.
