National Survey of Research and Experimental Development - Main Analysis Report (2011/12)

This report provides the main analysis and detailed commentary on the results of the 2011/12 South African National Survey of Research and Experimental Development (R&D Survey).
This report is accompanied by the Statistical Report which presents key findings and trend data from previous instances of the survey. The data in the Main report as well as the Statistical Report are presented as dimensions of research and experimental development (R&D) expenditure, sources of funding and human resources:
• Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD);
• GERD by R&D-performing sectors;
• Sources and flows of funding for R&D;
• R&D expenditure by sector, field of research and socio-economic objective;
• R&D personnel by occupation (researchers, technicians and support staff) and the time devoted to R&D; and
• R&D involving local and international collaborations.
The survey covered the formal sectors that perform R&D in South Africa, namely the business, not-for-profit, government, science councils and higher education sectors. This is directly comparable with the sector categorisation recommended by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in The
Measurement of Scientific and Technological Activities: Proposed Standard Practice for Surveys on Research and Experimental Development, known as the Frascati Manual (OECD 2002).