OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators, 1981-2016

The <i>Main Science and Technology Indicators</i> database contains 151 main data series selected from the <i>Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Scientific and Technological Indicators</i> database for 30 OECD member countries and nine non-member countries. The majority of these series provide information on research and experimental development resources, with additional series providing measures of output and the impact of scientific and technological activities. A number of economic series are also included to calculate indicators such as growth rates at fixed prices, research and development expenditures as a percentage of GDP or industrial value added, and series to convert data into a common currency using comparisons at purchasing power parities.<br>
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These data were first provided by the UK Data Service in March 2004. The UK Data Service web site includes further information on its <i>OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators</i> holdings, including a <a href="http://ukdataservice.ac.uk//use-data/guides/dataset/science-technology.aspx" title="OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators dataset user guide">dataset user guide</a> and details of <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/oecd/msti/2010-02" title="OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators latest database updates">latest database updates<a/>.<br>
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<b>Citation:</b> The bibliographic citation for the database is: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development ({YYYY}): Main Science and Technology Indicators ({Ed. Data download: YYYY-MM}). UK Data Service. DOI: {edition specific doi - e.g. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/oecd/msti/2010-02">http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/oecd/msti/2010-02</a>}. <br>
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<b>Alternative DOIs:</b> <a href="http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/science-and-technology/data/oecd-science-technology-and-r-d-statistics_strd-data-en" title="10.1787/strd-data-en">10.1787/strd-data-en</a> (to access via OECD.Stat subscription).<br>
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