Part2 The Current Status of Science and Technologyin Japan and Other Nations
2.4 Efforts to Develop New Science and Technology Indicators
2.4.1 Efforts by the OECD
In June2000,the OECD Working Party of National Experts on Science
and Technology Indicators(NESTI)began reviews to make revisions to the Frascati
Manual,a proposed inter-national standard for the data collection and survey
of research and experimental development activities.A revision proposal was produced
in September2002after two years of review.It was approved in October2002by the
Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy(CSTP),and the revised edition
was published in December2002.The NESTI has now begun to revise the Oslo Manual,an
innovation survey manual.
Additionally,securing human resources in science and technology
has become a major policy issue in OECD member countries in recent years.They
are concerned about the preparation of indicators relating to human resources
in science and technology,about which two workshops were held,one in June2002and
one in March2003.
