Country Report: ChinaScience and Technology Statistics in China

Gao ChanglinChinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development(CASTED)

Ministry of Science and Technology(MOST)gaocl@casted.org.cn

Contents

I. Brief History of S&T Statistics in China

II. Institution of S&T Statistics

III. Expansion of Scope and Content of S&T

Statistics

IV. Statistics Norms and Standards

V. Major S&T Statistic publications

1 Brief History of S&T Statistics in China

National Survey on Science and Technology Talents in Natural Sciences and Technology Fields(1978)

National S&T Census(1985) National Sample Survey on R&D(1988) Survey on S&T Input(1990)National S&T Statistics Report and

Aggregating System(1991)National R&D Resources Survey(2000)

II. Institution of S&T Statistics

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Data of National S&T Activities

SMEs

industrial

enterprises

LMEs

Non-industrial

Enterprises

COSTIND

Group Company

gov. independent R&D institutes firms

The scope of S&T statistics– Governmental Independent R&D Institutes

Civil Defense

– Higher Education Institutions U&Cs Affliated Hospitals

– Business Industrial Sectors(Mining, Manufacturing and public

Utilities) Architecture, Post and Telecommunications,

Transportation, Agriculture and Medical Services

The contents of S&T statistics– S&T professionals– S&T funding-raising– S&T expenditure(including R&D)– S&T achievements– S&T projects– S&T institutes

The method of survey– Annual Census survey

Governmental Independent R&D Institutes Higher Education Institutions Industrial Sectors(for LMEs)

– Rolling Census survey Industrial Sectors(for small enterprises,

integrated into National Economy Census) Architecture, Post and

Telecommunications, Transportation, Agriculture and Medical Services

Lobour Division of S&T Statictics by industriesIndustries Implement deparments

Agriculture, forestry, husbandry,fishing and service

Statistics Departments

Industry

Statistics Departments : data aggregation of LMEs and SMEsS&T Departments : data aggregation of industrial enterprises transferred from government independent S&T indtitutesdata aggregation of transnatioanl companies which set up independent S&T institutes in the filed of industriesCSTIND : data aggregation of military enteprises

Architechture Statistics DepartmentsGeological prospecting and water conservancy

Statistics Departments

Transportation, storage and telecommnications

Statistics Departments : data aggregation of transportation, storage and telecommnications S&T Department : data aggregation of transnatioanl companies which set up independent S&T institutes in the filed of telecommnications

Computer and applying service Statistics Departments

Healthcare

Statistics Departments : data aggregation of other healhcare units except those affliated to universities Educational Departments : data aggregation of hospitals affliated to universities

Education Educational Departments

Scientific researchS&T Departments : data aggregation of civil departments CSTIND : data aggregation of military departments of GIR&DI

Technological service and others

S&T Departments : data aggregation of non-state-owned S&T institutes and other Technological service units

Data Collection Procedure

Gov. inde. S&T institutes

City level

Provincial level

MOST Examination,

evaluation and

aggregation

City training

Institutional training

Exam. And evalu. at provincial level

provincial training

Collect forms, input and examine

Submit the data

Fill in forms

III. Expansion of Scope and Content of S&T Statistics

Statistics scope– From 1985 to 1995

Governmental Independent R&D Institutes Higher Education Institutions Industrial Sectors(for LMEs)

– After 1995 Small industrial enterprises covered None industrial sectors covered

– In 2000, the scope covered all the units with R&D activities throughout national economy and industries

– In 2009, legal units with intense R&D activities in national economy were covered

Other S&T Statistics Surveys– Survey of Local Governments S&T

Appropriation(since 1990)– Survey on National S&T Programs(since 1994)– Innovation Survey(Pilot survey in 1997, and

first national survey in 2007)

Other S&T Statistics Surveys– Specific S&T Statistics Surveys

national high-tech development zones national S&T achievements private S&T enterprises technology markets international S&T cooperation soft science research institutes productivity promotion centers science popularity

IV. Statistics Norms and Standards

Classification of S&T Disciplines (GB/T13745-92,GB/T13745-2009)

High-tech ProductsCategory of High-tech IndustriesClassification of Social and Economic

Objectives(GB/T24450-2009)Classification of Technology FieldRules on S&T Input Statistics

V. Major S&T Statictic Publications

China Science and Technology IndicatorsYearbook on China Science and

Technology StatisticsYearbook on China High –Tech Industry

StatisticsChina Science and Technology Statistics

DataChina High-Tech Industry Data.

E-mail : gaocl@casted.org.cn

Website: www.sts.org.cn

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