Towards a European Research Area
Indicators on Science, Technology and Innovation

• Key Figures 2007
• Key Figures 2005

  Stagnation of R&D intensity a major threat to the European knowledge-based economy, European Commission Press release, 19th July 2005

  Key Figures 2005 on Science Technology and Innovation - Wake up Call for Knowledge Europe! Commissioner Janez Poto?nik presentation and notes

• Mapping of Excellence in Economics (2004).
  Final report by DG-Research

• Mapping of Excellence in Nanotechnology (2003).
  Final report by CWTS and Fraunhofer ISI

• Mapping of Excellence in the Life Sciences. (2003).
  Final report by CWTS and Fraunhofer ISI

• Key Figures 2003-2004

  Snapshots:
  1. Slowdown of Transition towards the Knowledge-Based Economy
  
  2. Investment in Research and Development: Are we still on track?
  
  3. Delocalisation now also reaches R&D
  
  4. From ‘European Paradox’ to declining competitiveness?

• Key Figures 2002
• Key Figures 2001 Special edition  
• Key Figures 2000

European Report on S&T Indicators

• Third Report 2003: Full electronic version and all related documents
• Second Report 1997: Table of Content and Executive Summary
• First Report 1994 (not available in electronic version)

Reports of contractors

• Fraunhofer-ISI, OST, SPRU: Linking technology areas to industrial sectors (November 2003) Final report
• MERIT: The Brain Drain Study - Executive summary (November 2003)
  Snapshots:
  1. Emigration Flows for Qualified Scientists: Past, Present and Future
  2. The Brain Drain to the US: Challenges and Answers
• Fraunhofer-ISI: Patents in the Service Industries (June 2003)
  Final report
• PREST: Comparative Analysis of Public, Semi public and Recently Privatised Research Centres (March 2003) Summary report, Case studies, Country reports, Methodology
  Press release on this report (18th July 2003)
• KU Leuven - INCENTIM: Linking Science to Technology: Bibliographic References in Patents (November 2002) Volumes 1-9
• Biosoft sas: Bibliometric and Patent Indicators by Gender: Two Feasibility Studies (November 2002)
  Volume 1: Statistics Volume 2: Methodology
• SPRU: An International Benchmark of Biotech Research Centres (November 2002) Final report
• Technopolis: Bilateral International R&D Co-operation Policies of the EU Member States (July 2001) Volume 1 , Volume 2

To be published by Edward Elgar in 2005:

Idea-Consult: Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and Science and Technology Policy

• IndiNews October 2003 (Issues: International co-operation in FP5/ Foreign languages at school)
• IndiNews July 2003 (Issues: Mapping of Excellence in Economics / 3% target)
• IndiNews March 2003 (Issue: Third European Report on S&T Indicators)
• IndiNews November 2002 (Issues: Composite Indicators / Mergers & Acquisitions)
• IndiNews June 2002 (Issues: International R&D co-operation policies / Venture Capital)
• IndiNews March 2002 (Issues: European paradox examined / S&T indicators by gender)
• IndiNews January 2002 (Issue: R&D in the USA)
• IndiNews November 2001 (Issue: R&D in Japan)
• IndiNews September 2001 (Issues: Nanotechnology / Mobility in Europe)
• IndiNews June 2001 (Issues: Scientific leadership of the USA / Patents)

Articles

• Viola Peter : International benchmarking of biotech research centers - lessons and perspectives (May 2004)
• Angela Hullmann and Martin Meyer: Publications and Patents in Nanotechnology: An overview of previous studies and the state of the art (2003) Source and abstract
• Ramón Compañó and Angela Hullmann: Forecasting the development of nanotechnology with the help of science and technology indicators (2002) Source and abstract
• Ugur Muldur: Is Capital Optimally Allocated in the Overall Process of European Innovation? (2001)
• Marianne Paasi: Restructuring the innovation capacity of the business sector in Estonia - Business Survey Results (2000) Source and abstract
• Marianne Paasi: Efficiency of the innovation systems in the transition countries (1998) Source and abstract
• Marianne Paasi: The emergence of innovative firms in Estonia (1998) Source and abstract

Working Papers

• Viola Peter: Financial standing and performance of European universities - an international data comparison (February 2004) Background paper
• Fabienne Corvers: Indicators for regional innovation performance (October 2003) Presentation
• Fabienne Corvers: What about the regions in EU technology policy? (November 2001) Paper and Presentation
• Angela Hullmann: Bibliometric and patent indicators by gender: Is it feasible? (October 2001)
• Brian Sloan: Developing the linkage between policy and innovation measurement (March 2001)
• Marianne Paasi: ERA - A sufficient instrument in supporting transition towards knowledge-based economy in Europe? (February 2001) Abstract
• Marianne Paasi: The challenge of innovation in services (November 2000) Source and conference summary
• Viola Peter: The European Research Area - A new vision for Europe's future (August 2000)
• Marianne Paasi: Weak competitiveness of EU R&D intensive industries - Results of insufficient investment in complementary intangible assets? (July 1999)
• Bart Clarysse, Ugur Muldur and Brian Sloan: High Tech Exports as a strategic factor of international competitiveness (February 1999)
• Bart Clarysse and Ugur Muldur: Regional cohesion in Europe? An analysis of how EU public RTD support influences the techno-economic regional landscape (January 1999)