8101.0 - Innovation and Technology Update (Newsletter), Dec 2003

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 14/01/2004

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Contents Introduction Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Statistics Research and Experimental Development (R&D) Statistics Biotechnology Statistics Human Resources by Selected Qualifications and Occupations Knowledge-based Economy and Society Framework (KBE/S) and Indicators Innovation For More Information... About this release	6 KNOWLEDGE BASED ECONOMY AND SOCIETY (KBE/S) FRAMEWORK AND INDICATORS A new ABS electronic product titled "Measures of a knowledge-based economy and society, Australia" was released on 5 September 2003. It presents indicators for the three core dimensions described in the ABS Discussion Paper: Measuring a Knowledge-based Economy and Society -- An Australian Framework: Innovation and entrepreneurship Human capital Information and communications technology The product draws from a variety of information on knowledge-related activities and makes it easy to access through the ABS website. It presents indicators within the above dimensions with a focus on national information and includes selected international comparisons. New indicators will be introduced over time and updates to indicators will occur continually as new information becomes available. The ABS welcomes comment on this product. To provide feedback or to request notification of updates please contact Tricia O'Reilly at tricia.oreilly@abs.gov.au. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.