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CodeSP.POP.TECH.RD.P6
Indicator NameTechnicians in R&D (per million people)
Long definitionThe number of technicians participated in Research & Development (R&D), expressed as per million. Technicians and equivalent staff are people who perform scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers. R&D covers basic research, applied research, and experimental development.
SourceUnited Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
TopicInfrastructure: Technology
PeriodicityAnnual
Aggregation methodWeighted average
Limitations and exceptionsEstimates of the resources allocated to R&D are affected by national characteristics such as the periodicity and coverage of national R&D surveys across institutional sectors and industries; and the use of different sampling and estimation methods. R&D typically involves a few large performers, hence R&D surveys use various techniques to maintain up-to-date registers of known performers, while attempting to identify new or occasional performers.
License TypeCC BY-4.0
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