HUMAN RESOURCES DEVOTED TO R&D

Human resources devoted to R&D in 2006-07 totalled 16,338 person years of effort (PYE), down 2% from 2004-05. Researchers accounted for 8,487 PYE devoted to R&D in 2006-07 (52% of total PYE). The most significant change in human resource effort devoted to R&D from 2004-05 is for Other staff (down 12%), compared to changes of less than 1% for both Researchers and Technicians.

GOVT HUMAN RESOURCES DEVOTED TO R&D, by type of resource