National Survey of Research and Experimental Development - Statistical Report (2014/15)

This Statistical Report presents data tables from the 2014/15 South African National Survey of Research and Experimental Development (R&D survey). The report provides key fi ndings of the survey with commentary, standard summary tables of the overall fi ndings from 2014/15 along with time series from previous surveys. The Statistical report is published together with the Main Analysis report, which provides analysis of the survey data. The survey covers the sectors that perform R&D in South Africa.
• The business enterprise sector, comprising large, medium and small enterprises, including state owned enterprises.
• The government sector, comprising national, provincial and municipalities, government research institutions and museums.
• The higher education sector, comprising all public higher education institutions and private higher education institutions.
• The not-for-profit sector, comprising non-governmental and other organisations formally registered as not-for-profit institutions.
• The science council sector, comprising the seven science councils established through Acts of Parliament.
This approach is followed to maintain consistency with the institutional sector categorisation recommended by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in The Measurement of Scientifi c and Technological Activities: Proposed Standard Practice for Surveys on Research and Experimental Development, known as the Frascati Manual (OECD, 2002).