GOVERNMENT HUMAN RESOURCES DEVOTED TO R&D
Government human resources devoted to R&D in 2008-09 increased by 2%, or 282 person years of effort (PYE), from 2006-07. This increase was solely due to an increase in PYE for Technicians (up 20% or 1,010 PYE).
Both remaining types of human resource showed decreases in effort devoted to R&D; Researchers down 436 PYE or 5% from 2006-07 and Other staff down 291 PYE or 10%.
Researchers remained the highest contributing type of human resource in 2008-09, accounting for 49% of total effort compared to 52% in 2006-07.
Government human resources devoted to R&D, by type of resource
![Graph: Government human resources devoted to R&D, by type of resource](/ausstats/abs@.NSF/2f762f95845417aeca25706c00834efa/0ea75c422f085092ca257760002b3090/Body/0.4B0!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)