South African National Innovation Survey (INNOV) 2005: All provinces

Description:
The data set comprises the raw data from the 979 valid completed Innovation Survey questionnaires from the 979 private sector business enterprises plus the weightings for each cell defined by one of four size classes and Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) sub-sector. The data set has restricted access for the project team only.
Abstract:
Innovation Surveys are currently designed to measure the extent of innovative activity in the industry and service sectors of the economy and are based on the guidelines of the OECD/Eurostat Oslo Manual and the core EU Community Innovation Survey (CIS) but are usually adapted by countries to meet particular country needs or conditions.

Innovation Surveys are a source of data for developing policies to enhance innovation. The South African Innovation Survey follows the international OECD/Eurostat guidelines and methodology and is based on the core CIS with modifications and a few particular questions for the South African environment. Following international methodology allows the results of the South African Innovation Survey to be usefully compared with the results from other countries.

The National innovation survey 2005 collected primary data from the business sector, including Mining and Quarrying, Manufacturing, Electricity, Wholesale and Retail Trade, Transport and Financial Intermediation.

Some general organisational information was collected. The survey however focussed on product and process innovation.

Some of the indicators collected included the following:

Share of firms that introduced a product innovation

Share of firms that introduced a process innovation

Share of firms that introduced a new-to-market product innovation

Sources of information for innovation

Total expenditures on innovation [as a % of total turnover]

Factors hampering innovation in firms

Share of (innovation active) firms that co-operated with foreign partners on innovation

Share of (innovation active) firms that received public financial support for innovation