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.