Research and Development Data Needs

The STEP Board held a workshop on April 7, 2003 to consider how to adapt the National Science Foundation's surveys of federal and industrial R&D to changes in the organization, composition, and time horizons of R&D performance and innovation.

Agenda
Participants List

Verbatim Transcript (232 pages, 521KB)

Power Point Presentations:
John Alic, Consultant
Barbara Fraumeni, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Michael Gallaher, Research Triangle Institute
Ned Howenstine, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Al Johnson, Corning, Inc. and the Industrial Research Institute
Walter Kuemmerle, Harvard Business School
Charlotte Kuh, National Research Council
Josh Lerner, Harvard Business School
William Long, Business Performance Research Associates, Inc.
Robert McGuckin, The Conference Board
Donald Siegel, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Gregory Tassey, National Institute of Standards and Technology
David Trinkle, Office of Management and Budget
Nick Vonortas, George Washington University
Andrew Wyckoff & Dominique Guellec, OECD

Background Materials (in pdf):
Survey-related metadata, studies, investigations, and advice for surveys in the Research and Development Statistics Program: Summary of changes and improvements since the early 1990s

Survey of Industrial Research and Development in 2002 (sample copy)

Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges, FY2002 (sample copy)

Westat's Summary of the National Science Foundation's Research and Development Focus Group Findings January 8, 2001 (revised February 13, 2001)

Data Collection Issues in the 1998 Survey of Industrial Research and Development

Taxonomies and Planning Issues for Service Sector R&D

Support for SRS Taxonomy Team Analysis and Improvement of Science and Engineering Taxonomies in SRS (Statement of Work)

Support for SRS Taxonomy Team: Analysis and Improvement of Science and Engineering Taxonomies Part I. Technical Proposal (April 25, 2002)

R&D Alliances and Networks Indicators at the Division of Science Resources Statistics, National Science Foundation

Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the National Science Foundation

Pre-comments on Workshop on Research & Development Data Needs (J. Jankowski)

Tassey, G. (2003). “R&D Investment Trends: U.S. Needs More High Tech” Research*Technology Management, March–April: 9–11