Note14)Research personnel:"Report on the Survey of Research and Development"compiled by the Statistics Bureau classifies personnel engaged in R&D as follows.(2002revision)

Researcher:Persons who hold a university degree(or persons who have equivalent or greater knowledge in their specialty),who are engaged in research activities in their own chosen subject."Researchers"as used herein,refers only to full-time researchers,and excludes those who also perform other duties in addition to research.

Assistant research workers:persons who assist researchers and who are engaged in research activities under their direction and who have the possibility of becoming researchers in the future.

Technicians:Persons,other than researchers and assistant research workers,who are engaged in technical services related to research activities under the guidance and supervision of researchers and assistant research workers.

Clerical and other supporting personnel:Excepting those mentioned above,persons who are engaged in miscellaneous activities,clerical work,accounting,etc.relating to research activities.Japanese statistics on persons engaged in R&D are as of April1of the appropriate year up to2001and as of March31for2002.)