Innovation by the business sector

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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

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.

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.

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Releases

Last updated:	18 December 2009
Scheduled releases:	8 December 2010 for the period 2009

Contact

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