International Training Workshop «R&D and Innovation Statistics»

On May 23-24 in the framework of the IncoNet EECA project the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge  in collaboration with the Center for Social Innovation (Austria) delivered the  International Training Workshop «R&D and Innovation Statistics».

On May 23-24 in the framework of the IncoNet EECA project the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK) in collaboration with the Center for Social Innovation (Austria) delivered the  International Training Workshop «R&D and Innovation Statistics».

 

In his opening speech Leonid Gokhberg, first vice rector, HSE, and director, HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, noted that the workshop became a result of nearly two-year co-operation between ISSEK and the Center for Social Innovation aimed at a comprehensive analysing state-of-the-art of science, technology and innovation (STI) statistics in the CIS. The study revealed major cross-country differences in methodology and developed recommendations for their harmonization with the standards of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Eurostat.

The workshop topics have gained special importance since the CIS Interstate Program of Innovation Cooperation for the period until 2020, developed by HSE, was approved by the Council of CIS Heads of Government. Leonid Gokhberg stressed that its implementation and integration of countries into global innovation processes require harmonization of statistics and ensuring its compatibility with international standards.

Appealing to the workshop participants Vladimir Sokolin, the chairman of the CIS Interstate Statistical Committee, said that the alleged support of the CIS Interstate Program of Innovation Cooperation puts on the agenda «the need for clear understanding of the research apparatus by the statisticians, on the one hand, and the correct perception of the subject of investigation by entrepreneurs, on the other». He expressed confidence that the international training workshop will allow using the experience of OECD countries for moving towards implementation of statistical surveys in practice and unifying not only the procedures for conducting the surveys, but the whole methodological apparatus of STI statistics on the whole Post-Soviet .

During the workshop, presentations were made by representatives of the Centre for Social Innovation (Austria), The Belgian Federal Science Policy Office, OECD, the Italian National Institute of Statistics, the HSE ISSEK, academic and governmental organizations of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan

The following topics were concerned:
• the current state of STI statistics in Eastern Europe and Central Asia;
• international experience and trends of developing STI indicators;
• present challenges in STI policies;
• using STI indicators as a tool for science, technology and innovation policy;
• statistical measurement of innovation in the EU»;
• national innovation surveys in Russia;
• experience of developing countries in the STI statistics, existing issues and challenges;
• statistics on new / emerging technologies.

 

At the ending discussion the workshop participants exchanged views on the issues raised. They highlighted the efficiency of such meetings, and the need for further joint development of innovative approaches and tools used in STI statistics.
     

  The Workshop Programme  Programme.pdf

 

Opening remarks Vyacheslav Zabelin, Deputy Head, Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) Vladimir Sokolin, Chairman, CIS Interstate Statistical Committee Leonid Gokhberg, First Vice-Rector, National Research University “Higher School of Economics” (HSE), and Director, HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, Russia Improving S&T Indicators: Presentation of Results of IncoNet EECA Project  Presentation Klaus Schuch, Business Manager and Senior Researcher, Center for Social Innovation, Austria  Chair : Leonid Gokhberg, First Vice-Rector, National Research University “Higher School of Economics” (HSE), and Director, HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, Russia
Present Challenges in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policies Presentation Dirk Meissner, Deputy Head, Research Laboratory for Science and Technology Studies, HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge   Policy Needs in S&T and Innovation Indicators Presentation Edward Ziarko, Head, Department for Analysis and Production of R&D Indicators, Federal Science Policy Office, Belgium Bibliometrics as a Performance Measurement Tool for Research Evaluation Presentation Olessia Kirtchik,Senior Researcher, Research Laboratory for Science and Technology Studies, HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, Russia Chair : Fernando Galindo-Rueda, Senior Economist, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, OECD
S&T and Innovation Statistics in the Countries of the Region Concerned: State-of-the-Art  National Presentations: Mihran Sharambeyan, Deputy Director, Institute of Informatics and Automatization Problems, Centre of Scientific Information Analyzing and Monitoring, National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia Presentation Adalat Hasanov, Coordinator of the Technology Transfer Center, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Vadim Bogush, Deputy chairman, National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus Presentation Zifa Yakupova, Director, Department of Statistics of Services, Agency on Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan Presentation Ainur Shakenova, Main Specialist, National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic Presentation Chair : Laudeline Auriol, Analyst, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, OECD
S&T and Innovation Statistics in the Countries of the Region Concerned: State-of-the-Art   National Presentations:   Aurica Turcan, Researcher, Academy of Sciences of Moldova Presentation Elena Budnikova, Head, Department of Social Statistics, Statistics Agency of Tajikistan Presentation Nikolay Erniyazov , Deputy Head, Department of Statistics and Analysis of the Registers and Classifiers, State Statistics Committee of Turkmenistan Igor Yegorov, Principal Researcher, Institute of Statistical Studies of the State Committee of Statistics of Ukraine Nasiba Mukhitdinova, Lecturer, Economy Faculty, National University of Uzbekistan Presentation   Chair : Laudeline Auriol,Analyst, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, OECD
OECD Approaches to R&D and Innovation Statistics Presentation Laudeline Auriol, Analyst, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, OECD Oslo Manual: Main Issues Presentation Fernando Galindo-Rueda, Senior Economist, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, OECD Chair : Natalya Schmatko, Head, Department for Human Capital Research, HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, Russia
Community Innovation Surveys in the European Union Giulio Perani, Statistician, Italian National Institute of Statistics National Innovation Surveys in Russia Presentation Leonid Gokhberg, HSE First Vice-Rector, and Director, HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, Russia Chair : Edward Ziarko, Head, Department for Analysis and Production of R&D Indicators, Federal Science Policy Office, Belgium
Innovation Surveys in Developing Countries Presentation Luciana Marins, Assistant Programme Specialist, Science and Technology Statistics, Institute for Statistics, UNESCO Statistical Measurement of Emerging/Enabling Technologies Konstantin Fursov, Researcher, HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge, Russia Draft Generic Proposal Presentation Klaus Schuch, Business Manager and Senior Researcher, Center for Social Innovation, Austria    Chair : Giulio Perani, Statistician, Italian National Institute of Statistics