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Part2 The Current Status of Science and Technologyin Japan and Other Nations
2.4 Efforts to Develop New Science and Technology Indicators

  The indicators discussed in Chapters2.1to2.3,such as R&D expenditure,number of researchers,number of scientific papers,number of patent applications and grants,value of technology trade,are important as basic data for use in planning Japan's science and technology policies.While various surveys and investigations have helped to provide the above data,under the increasing complexity and globalization,etc.,of scientific and technological activities in recent years,the current indicators and survey methods are being reviewed and new indicators are being developed to grasp the shape of the national scientific and technological activities more accurately.In this section,we introduce the efforts being taken by the OECD and those being taken in Japan.


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