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

This Statistical Report presents selected data tables of the 2011/12 South African National Survey of Research and Experimental Development (R&D survey). The Statistical Report is published together with the Main Analysis Report which provides trends and brief analysis of the survey data. The tables in this report cover the following main dimensions of R&D statistics, in terms of expenditure 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 economic sector, field of research and socio-economic objectives;
• R&D personnel by occupation (researchers, technicians and support staff) and the time devoted to R&D;
• R&D involving local and international collaborations.
The survey covered the sectors that perform R&D in South Africa, namely the business, not-for-profit, government, science councils and higher education sectors. This approach is followed in order to maintain consistency with the sector categorisation recommended by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation 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).