Research and experimental development (R&D) comprises creative and systematic work undertaken in order to increase the stock of knowledge – including knowledge of humankind, culture and society – and to devise new applications of available knowledge. This section includes the main results of the R&D surveys in all sectors (business enterprise sector, higher education sector, government sector and private non-profit sector).
Data on R&D expenditures and R&D personnel in all economic sectors is collected for odd calendar years in all kinds of classifications.
The methodological basis is the OECD’s Frascati Manual.