Indicators of Innovation in the Russian Federation
Indicators of Innovation in the Russian Federation: Data Book — M.: National Research University — Higher School of Economics (HSE),
2012. — 472 p. — ISBN 978-5-7218-1256-9
Editorial Board: Leonid Gokhberg, Yaroslav Kouzminov, Konstantin Laykam, Alexander Naumov, Alexey Ponomarev, Zinaida Ryzhikova
Autors: Svetlana Fridlyanova, Leonid Gokhberg, Natalia Gorodnikova, Galina Gracheva, Irina Kouznetsova, Svetlana Martynova, Tatyana Ratay, Larisa Rosovetskay
With the contributions by: Valentina Balyukevich, Ludmila Bychkova, Kirill Ditkovskiy, Evgeniya Popova
The data book presents the results of statistical innovation surveys in the Russian Federation. It contains internationally compatible indicators characterizing the level of innovative activity in industry and services. The publication covers statistical data reflecting innovation expenditure and output, co-operational linkages, and factors hampering innovation. Specific chapters are devoted to ecological innovation and innovative activities in the regions of the Russian Federation. International comparisons with a wide range of innovation indicators are provided as well.
The data book includes information of the Federal Service for State Statistics, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, European Commission, Eurostat, national statistical agencies, and results of own methodological and analytical studies of the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge.
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