0 Administrative Information about the Statistical Product


0.1 Name
Innovation Statistics

0.2 Subject Area
Service sector

0.3 Responsible Authority, Office, Person, etc.
Business Development, Helle Månsson.
Tel. +45 3917 3113
hej@dst.dk

On 1 January 2008 Statistics Denmark took over the responsibility of compiling statistics on research, development and innovation from the Danish Centre for Studies in Research and Research Policy. The responsibility was transferred on the basis of a government decision that was made in November 2007. The decision stated that the role of Statistics Denmark as a central authority for compiling statistics should be strengthened. The 2006 results for the research and innovation statistics was completed by the Danish Centre for Studies in Research and Research Policy.

0.4 Purpose and History
The purpose of the innovation survey is to examine the scope, the nature and the effect of innovation in the business sector including the innovation activities.

Data will be collected enabling comparisons over time. The survey is conducted in accordance with the EU and OECD guidelines for innovation statistics described in the Oslo Manual. Danish data are thereby comparable with data from other EU countries.

From the reference year 2007 statistics are compiled on a yearly basis. Danish Innovation statistics have been compiled in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2006. Statistics Denmark has the data for 2002, 2004 and 2006. Results can be found on the website www.dst.dk/fui.

Further information about sources and methods is available at: www.dst.dk/fui

0.5 Users and Application
Users: Ministries, business organisations, the media, private companies, researchers and students

Fields of application:
For research, ministerial publications, international comparisons. The statistics are included in the documentation of the knowledge society. Data are made available for the purpose of research.

0.6 Sources
The statistics are compiled on the basis of questionnaires

0.7 Legal Authority to Collect Data
From 2007 the data are collected in accordance with section 8 of the Act on Statistics Denmark (Consolidated act No 599 of 22 June 2000).

0.8 Response burden
The estimated response burden for the reference year 2007 is DKK 3.446.000.

0.9 EU Regulation
Data are collected in accordance with Decision No 1608/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2003 concerning the production and development of Community statistics on science and technology, and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1450/2004 of 13 August 2004 implementing Decision No 1608/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards statistics on innovation.


1 Contents


1.1 Description of Contents
The purpose of the innovation statistics is to analyse the scope of innovation undertaken within the business sector.

Innovation consists of a part about input concerning activities and the resources used for these activities, a part about the innovation proces and about the conditions and sharing of knowledge, and a part about innovation output.

1.2 Statistical Concepts
Statistical data are collected for the economic unit within selected industries.

An innovation is the introduction of new or significantly improved products (goods and services), processes, marketing methods and organisational changes

The innovation must be new to the enterprise, but does not need to be new to the industry or the market.

It makes no difference if the innovation has been originally developed by the enterprise or by another enterprise or institution.

A product innovation is the market introduction of a new or significantly improved good or service with respect to its capabilities, for example user friendliness, components or sub-systems.

A process innovation is the implementation of a new or significantly improved production process, distribution method, or support activity for goods or services. Purely organisational innovations are excluded.

An organisational innovation is the implementation of a new organisational method in your enterprises business practices (including knowledge management), workplace organisation or external relations that has not been previously used by your enterprise, and that is the result of strategic decisions taken by management. Mergers or acquisitions are excluded, even if for the first time.

A marketing innovation is the implementation of a new marketing concept or strategy that differs significantly from your enterprises existing marketing methods and which has not been used before.
It requires significant changes in product design or packaging, product placement, product promotion or pricing.
Exclude seasonal, regular and other routine changes in marketing methods.

PP-innovative enterprises are enterprises with product- and/or process-innovation.

An innovation activity is an activity that has the purpose to lead to the implementation of new or significantly improved products or processes.

Innovation co-operation is active participation with other enterprises or non-commercial institutions on innovation activities. Both partners do not need to commercially benefit. Pure contracting out of work with no active co-operation is excluded.


2 Time


2.1 Reference Period
The reference period is for some question the previous year and for other questions the previous three years.

2.2 Date of Publication
Data for the reference year 2007 will be published 7th of April 2009. The 2008 statistics will be published mid December 2009.

2.3 Punctuality
The statistics are published as scheduled.

2.4 Frequency
For the reference years 2000 to 2006 the statistic have been published every other year. From 2007 onwards the statistic will be published every year.


3 Accuracy


3.1 Overall accuracy
As the survey is based on a sample, uncertainty is attached to all the figures in the form of random variation. This applies, in particular, to the results broken down according to the most detailed industry, region and size figures, where the figures should only be regarded as normative.

3.2 Sources of inaccuracy
Errors in the data reports and problems for companies with determining exact amounts that are used on innovation, and when it is innovation and innovation activities.

3.3 Measures on accuracy
Coefficients of varians (cv) have been calculated for a range of central indicators:
Product innovation: 0,238
Process innovation: 0,0301
PP-innovation: 0,0184
Organisational innovation: 0,0196
Marketing innovation: 0,0211
Innovation (one or more of the four types): 0,0112
Total innovation expenditures: 0,0966


4 Comparability


4.1 Comparability over Time
For some variables statistics are comparable for 2002, 2004 and 2006.

When taking over the responsability of collection of innovation data, Statistics Denmark have introduced changes in the methodology, of which one is the change to a compulsory survey. The innovation statistics for 2007 is therefore not directly comparable with former years. By the end of April 2009 an account will be published on www.dst.dk/fui, describing the consequenses of the changed methodology.

4.2 Comparability with other Statistics
There are no other comparable Danish statistics. The results can be compared to other EU countries, since there is a harmonised methodological foundation.

4.3 Coherence between provisional and final statistics
Only final statistics are produced.


5 Accessibility


5.1 Forms of dissemination
Nyt fra Danmarks Statistik (News from Statistics Denmark)
Statistics Denmarks website at: www.dst.dk/FUI
The database StatBank Denmark.(www.dst.dk/Statistikbanken).

5.2 Basic material: Storage and usability
Data are stored electronically, and can be used for providing tables as well as for research purposes.

5.3 Documentation
See: www.dst.dk/FUI where documents regarding methodology of the statistic can be found.

5.4 Other Information
Other information can be found on www.dst.dk/FUI.


Supplementary documentation
No supplementary documentation is available