Investment climate; innovation international comparison 1990-2008

Investment climate; innovation international comparison 1990-2008

Sectors of industry Countries and regions Periods Employment in high-tech sectors Medium and high-tech manufacturing (% of total working population) Non-technological innovation Organisation and/or marketing (% of total number of enterprises)
Medium and high-tech manufacturing Finland 2008 . .
Medium and high-tech manufacturing Ireland 2008 . .
Medium and high-tech manufacturing The Netherlands 2008 . .
Medium and high-tech manufacturing Poland 2008 . .
Medium and high-tech manufacturing Friesland (PV) 2008 . .
Medium and high-tech manufacturing Flevoland (PV) 2008 . .
Medium and high-tech manufacturing Gelderland 2008 . .
Medium and high-tech manufacturing Noord-Holland (PV) 2008 . .
Medium and high-tech manufacturing Zuid-Holland (PV) 2008 . .
Medium and high-tech manufacturing Zeeland (PV) 2008 . .
Source: CBS.
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This table provides an international overview of indicators for innovation. It emphasises figures on innovative enterprises. Besides, the table shows patent applications and turnover of new or significantly improved products. Finally, data on types of non-technological innovation are presented. High scores on the mentioned indicators for innovative entrepreneurship indicate a good investment climate.

Note:
Comparable definitions are used to compare the figures presented internationally. The definitions sometimes differ from definitions used by Statistics Netherlands. The figures in this table could differ from Dutch figures presented elsewhere on the website of Statistics Netherlands.

Data available from: 1990 up to 2008.

Status of the figures:
The external sources of these data frequently supply adjusted figures on preceding periods. These adjusted data are not mentioned as such in the table.

Changes as of 1 March 2018:
This table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
No longer applicable.

Description topics

Employment in high-tech sectors
Employment in the knowledge-intensive high-tech services sector, and
employment in medium and high-tech manufacturing.
Source: Eurostat, Science and Technology Indicators.
Medium and high-tech manufacturing
Medium and high-tech manufacturing industry includes:
- pharmaceutical and medical industry;
- industry for office equipment and computers;
- industry for radio, TV and other means of communication;
- industry for medical, precision and optical instruments;
- aerospace industry;
- chemical industry;
- machinery and equipment industry;
- industry for motor vehicles and other means of transport (excluding
building and repairing ships).
Source: Eurostat, Science and Technology Indicators.
Non-technological innovation
The percentage of companies that implemented non-technological innovation
in the period 1998-2000, 2002-2004, respectively 2004-2006 in the
following areas: strategy, management, organisation, marketing and
aesthetic adaptations of products.
Source: Eurostat, Community Innovation Surveys (various surveys).
Organisation and/or marketing
Organisation and/or marketing innovation.