Workshop participants offered a variety of suggestions to the National Science Foundation and other federal agencies to improve the usefulness and relevance of data on industrial research and innovation, as well as to increase efficiency in collecting and processing the data. The suggestions dealt with the need to clarify policy information needs; improve the quality, coverage, and collection of existing data items; and identify and collect new types of data.
Language
English
Pages
62
Format
Paperback
Publisher
National Academies Press
Release
January 05, 1998
ISBN
0309059941
ISBN 13
9780309059947
Industrial Research and Innovation Indicators: Report of a Workshop
Workshop participants offered a variety of suggestions to the National Science Foundation and other federal agencies to improve the usefulness and relevance of data on industrial research and innovation, as well as to increase efficiency in collecting and processing the data. The suggestions dealt with the need to clarify policy information needs; improve the quality, coverage, and collection of existing data items; and identify and collect new types of data.