Oslo Manual [electronic resource]: Guidelines for Collecting and Interpreting Innovation Data, 3rd Edition /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Statistical Office of the European Communities.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2005.
The Oslo Manual is the foremost international source of guidelines for the collection and use of data on innovation activities in industry. This third edition has been updated to take account of the progress made in understanding the innovation process, the experience gained from the previous round of innovation surveys, the extension of the field of investigation to other sectors of industry and the latest revisions of international standard classifications.
Also published in French with title: Manuel d'Oslo.
Earlier editions have title: Oslo manual : proposed guidelines for collecting and interpreting technological innovation data.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Objectives and scope of the manual -- Innovation theory and measurement needs -- Basic definitions -- Institutional classifications -- Linkages in the innovation process -- Measuring innovation activities -- Objectives, obstacles, and outcomes of innovation -- Survey procedures.
The Oslo Manual is the foremost international source of guidelines for the collection and use of data on innovation activities in industry. This third edition has been updated to take account of the progress made in understanding the innovation process, the experience gained from the previous round of innovation surveys, the extension of the field of investigation to other sectors of industry and the latest revisions of international standard classifications.
Technological innovations
The measurement of scientific and technological activities