OSLO MANUAL - OECD

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentTHE MEASUREMENTOF SCIENTIFICAND TECHNOLOGICALACTIVITIESPROPOSED GUIDELINESFOR COLLECTINGANDINTERPRETING TECHNOLOGICALINNOVATION DATAOSLO MANUALEuropean Commission Eurostat1TABLE OF CONTENTSChapter 1 OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF THE MANUAL ........................................ .............................. 51. INTRODUCTION ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ .......... 52. FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SCOPE OF THE MANUAL ........................................ ................... Understanding the innovation process and the implications for innovation policy ......................... Experience on the supply side.

2. FACTORS INFLUENCING THE SCOPE OF THE MANUAL 6. How can one decide on the appropriate scope, structure, terminology and so on for internationally comparable data collection? The variety of subjects that pioneering and more recent innovation surveys have taken in is evidence that an extensive range of data is potentially available.

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