Scottish Government

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Community Innovation Survey

Report provides a very detailed analysis of the main indicators of innovation, regional benchmarking, cooperative innovation and innovation in Knowledge-Intensive Business Services.

The Scottish Innovation System: Actors Roles and Actions

A detailed insight into the systemic nature of the innovation system in Scotland. It identifies the key weaknesses and strengths of the system in Scotland assisting the Executive in policy making.

Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics

Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics (SNS) is the Scottish Government's on-going programme to improve the availability, consistency and accessibility of small area statistics in Scotland.

Scottish Annual Business Statistics

Scottish Annual Business Statistics provides data on the Production (including Manufacturing), Construction and Service Sectors in Scotland. In addition to employee numbers and turnover, there is information available on a range of financial variables including gross value added and net capital expenditure.

Scottish Corporate Sector Statistics

Scottish Corporate Sector Statistics provide information on enterprises operating in Scotland. The tables include information on businesses' employment and turnover and are broken down into various groupings including industry, company size, local authority area, and country of ownership.

Economic Pocket Databank

The Economic Pocket Databank is a summary of the key statistics on Scotland's economy. It contains information on the Scottish Labour Market, GDP, and other main economic indicators, including comparisons to the UK and other countries.

Links to websites outside the Scottish Government

Please note that when accessing the following links you will leave the Scottish Government website. The Scottish Government and its staff are not responsible for content external to this website.

ONS UK BERD Statistical Bulletin

Breakdowns of R&D spending and employment by UK business across different market sectors.

ONS UK GERD Statistical Bulletin

The most reliable estimate of national R&D spending and draws together information on R&D spending in the public and private sectors.

NISRA Northern Ireland GERD Statistical Bulletin

Information on the level of R&D activity in Northern Ireland.

OECD Frascati Manual

The internationally recognized methodology for collecting and using R&D statistics, the Frascati Manual is an essential tool for statisticians worldwide.

OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators

This biannual publication provides a set of indicators that reflect the level and structure of the efforts undertaken by OECD Member countries and nine non-member economies in the field of science and technology.

DBIS R&D Scoreboard

The top UK and Global companies by R&D investment.

DBIS Science Engineering and Technology Indicators

A summary of key science, engineering and technology indicators.

DBIS Community Innovation Survey

The survey provides a regular snapshot of innovation inputs and outputs and the constraints faced by UK businesses in their innovation efforts.

DBIS Regional Economic Performance Indicators

Presents statistical information that illustrates the factors that contributed to regional economic performance.