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The Innovation Analysis Bulletin (IAB) provides statistical and analytical updates on government science and technology activities, industrial research and development, intellectual property commercialization, advanced technology and innovation, biotechnology, information society, telecommunications and broadcasting, and electronic commerce.
Articles in this issue
The last decade at Statistics Canada’s
Science, Innovation and Electronic Information Division
Statistics Canada’s life sciences statistics program: Future directions and challenges
Biotechnology spinoffs: Transferring knowledge from universities and government labs to the marketplace
Why don’t plants innovate? Findings from the Survey of Innovation 2005
The use of patents and the protection of intellectual property in the Canadian manufacturing industry
Interpreting indicators of the commercial value of intellectual property
Commercializing innovative products: An overview
of new statistical indicators
Tracking use of Radio Frequency Identification tags in Canadian organizations
Profiling Internet use among workers in the
information and communications technologies sector
The story of the Innovation Analysis Bulletin
Departure of Frederic Gault
The last decade at Statistics Canada’s Science, Innovation and Electronic Information Division
The last decade of the Innovation Analysis Bulletin (IAB) tells the story of the evolution of the Science, Innovation and Electronic Information Division (SIEID) and its precursor, the Science and Technology Redesign Project. This evolution brings all of the measurement and analysis activities together in an integrated approach to understanding technological and related organizational change. This includes measurement of research and development resources allocated to the formal generation of knowledge (research and development); the use and commercialization of intellectual property of universities, government laboratories and businesses; the activity of innovation; and the adoption and use of advanced manufacturing technologies, biotechnologies, information and communication technologies (ICTs), knowledge management practices, nanotechnologies, and emerging technologies. [Go to article]
Statistics Canada’s life sciences statistics program: Future directions and challenges
Data collected through Statistics Canada’s life sciences statistics program indicate that Canada has a sizable biotechnology sector in comparison with larger countries in Europe. This program regularly provides assistance to other countries, which view Canada as a world leader in the development of biotechnology statistics. This article notes the future directions and challenges facing the program. [Go to article]
Biotechnology spinoffs: Transferring knowledge from universities and government labs to the marketplace
When an existing firm decides not to commercially develop a discovery, enterprising entrepreneurs may establish a spinoff organization to pursue the venture. Of the 532 biotechnology firms in Canada in 2005, 179 reported that they were spinoffs from another organization. [Go to article]
Why don’t plants innovate? Findings from the Survey of Innovation 2005
The 2005 Survey of Innovation asked non-innovative manufacturing plants why they did not innovate; that is, why they did not introduce a new or significantly improved product or process to the market during the three-year reference period 2002 to 2004. Lack of market demand was the main response. An examination of respondents’ other specified reasons shows that some non-innovators may actually be innovative although they do not perceive themselves to be. Innovative and non-innovative plants perceive success factors, such as developing and seeking new markets, in significantly different ways. Non-innovative plants are not expected to be innovative in the near future. [Go to article]
The use of patents and the protection of intellectual property in the Canadian manufacturing industry
Using data from the Survey of Innovation 2005, this article will examine the use of patents by Canadian manufacturing plants. Survey findings establish that plants use strategic methods more than patents for intellectual property protection. Patent use varies both by how big the plant is and whether it is innovative or non-innovative. In addition, the use of patents by Canadian manufacturing plants varies by the subsector in which they are classified. [Go to article]
Interpreting indicators of the commercial value of intellectual property
Despite some limitations, various indicators for evaluating intellectual property provide useful insights. This article discusses measures of commercial value and their limitations. [Go to article]
Commercializing innovative products: An overview of new statistical indicators
In the fall of 2007, Statistics Canada designed a survey to gather information on how successfully businesses commercialize innovative products. What strategies must businesses use to achieve their ends? How can they attain their business goals? How is commercial success or failure measured? These are some of the challenges that drove the development of a new survey on commercializing innovation. [Go to article]
Tracking use of Radio Frequency Identification tags in Canadian organizations
In 2006, a question on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags was introduced on the Survey of Electronic Commerce and Technology. RFID tags are currently used by organizations for a wide variety of purposes. The concept of RFID tags combines radio frequencies and bar code systems, giving mobility to logistics. The data on RFID tag usage in Canada show the application of this technology is in its infancy. The small number of organizations that use RFID tags can be explained by the newness of the technology and the potentially high costs of investment and implementation. Despite the initial costs, organizations that use RFID benefit in the longer run. [Go to article]
Profiling Internet use among workers in the information and communications technologies sector
Internet use is a key hallmark of an information society. Assessing Internet use today goes beyond access to encompass a cluster of behaviours that reflect the individual’s ability to participate productively in an information economy. This study compares the pattern of Internet use of Canadians working in the information and communications technology industries with that of other Canadians. [Go to article]
The story of the Innovation Analysis Bulletin
To mark the 10th anniversary of the Innovation Analysis Bulletin in 2008, we are taking a walk down memory lane to discover the story behind the creation of this periodical. [Go to article]
Departure of Frederic Gault
After working for more than 20 years on behalf of science and technology statistics, Dr. Frederic Gault, Director, Science, Innovation and Electronic Information Division, is leaving Statistics Canada. [Go to article]
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