1377.0 - Measures of a Knowledge-based Economy and Society, Australia, 2003  
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CHARACTERISTIC: STRENGTH OF THE ICT INDUSTRY

INDICATOR: Research and experimental development (R&D) performed by the ICT industry

During 2002-03, expenditure on R&D by the ICT industry was $1,497m, 25% of total business sector R&D expenditure ($5,979m). In current price terms, R&D expenditure by the ICT industry was 12% lower than the level recorded in 2001-02. ICT industry R&D expenditure was predominantly directed towards ICT research fields (90% of total ICT industry R&D expenditure). Major ICT research fields where ICT industry R&D expenditure occurred were Computer software ($536m in 2002-03) and Communication technologies ($363m), 36% and 24% respectively of the total expenditure on R&D by the ICT industry. The Computer services industry was the highest R&D performer in the ICT industry, with $719m (48% of the total), followed by the Telecommunication services industry ($318m or 21%). R&D expenditure in ICT research fields by businesses not in the ICT industry was significant, being $515m in 2002-03.

R&D EXPENDITURE BY ICT INDUSTRY GROUPINGS AND RESEARCH FIELD

ICT manuf-
acturing industry
ICT wholesale
trade industry
Tele
communication

services industry
Comp-
uter

services industry
Total ICT industry
Total all industries
Research fields
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m
$m

2001-02

Information systems and technologies
12.9
6.9
11.8
110.6
142.2
427.0
Computer hardware
7.2
np
np
5.1
18.2
28.8
Computer software
85.2
52.3
13.1
406.1
556.7
781.5
Communication technologies
123.6
np
np
103.8
543.1
613.3
Other information, computer & communication technologies
35.6
np
np
19.9
245.9
305.5

Total ICT research fields
264.6
np
np
645.4
1,506.0
2,156.2
Other fields
89.8
np
np
80.7
189.4
2,826.4

Total all research fields
354.4
255.0
359.9
726.1
1,695.4
4,982.6

2002-03

Information systems and technologies
7.4
10.2
2.7
142.6
163.0
358.5
Computer hardware
4.0
np
np
6.4
11.7
20.2
Computer software
60.4
84.5
6.0
384.9
535.8
775.9
Communication technologies
66.9
np
np
102.6
363.0
398.0
Other information, computer & communication technologies
21.7
np
np
40.9
269.8
305.5

Total ICT research fields
160.4
np
np
677.5
1,343.3
1,858.1
Other fields
91.8
np
np
41.9
153.3
4,120.5

Total all research fields
252.2
207.0
318.0
719.4
1,496.6
5,978.6

np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable
Source: ABS Survey of Research and Experimental Development - Businesses.


STATISTICAL NOTES

The data presented here have been drawn from the annual ABS Survey of Research and Experimental Development - Businesses for the particular industries covered by the ICT industry as defined below.

ICT industry
The ICT industry is defined as those industries involved in the production and distribution of ICT goods and services in Australia. The ICT industry groups presented in the table above consist of the following aggregations of classes of the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) (cat. no. 1292.0):

ICT manufacturing
Class 2841, Computer and business machine manufacturing
Class 2842, Telecommunication, broadcasting and transceiving equipment manufacturing
Class 2849, Electronic equipment manufacturing
Class 2852, Electric cable and wire manufacturing
ICT wholesaling
Class 4613, Computer wholesaling
Class 4614, Business machine wholesaling n.e.c.
Class 4615, Electrical and electronic equipment wholesaling n.e.c.
Telecommunication services
Class 7120, Telecommunication services
Computer Services
Class 7831, Data processing services
Class 7832, Information storage and retrieval services
Class 7833, Computer maintenance services
Class 7834, Computer consultancy services

Research fields (full name: Research Fields, Courses and Disciplines)
Fields in which the R&D activity was performed. The Research Fields, Courses and Disciplines classification is primarily structured around disciplines or activities and describes what research is being performed. The classification is a component of the Australian Standard Research Classification (ASRC) which is the collective name for a set of three related classifications developed for use in the measurement and analysis of research and experimental development (R&D) undertaken in Australia. For the purposes of this indicator, the categories relating to ICT have been defined as a sub-classification of the 1998 edition of the ASRC.



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