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Provision and analysis of key indicators in research and innovation

The main aim of the project was to collect and update bibliometric, patent, and other IP data as well as to develop an approach to construct new indicators on business innovation by collecting, analysing, and aggregating unstructured data from company websites. The resulting datasets have been used to provide insight on the scientific and technological outputs of countries, groups of countries and regions, including in specific science and technology domains. Furthermore, the collected data and constructed indicators were used to prepare the upcoming edition of the Science, Research and Innovation Performance Report as well as to update the indicators on the European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS), and the biennial Regional Innovation Scoreboard.

Provision and Analysis of Key Indicators in Research and Innovation is a recurring project. This iteration featured a novel WP (led by PPMI) which aimed at developing and testing methodology to identify innovative companies based on company website contents. The results of the WP indicate that it is possible to develop website-based company innovation indicators. However, due to the particularities of the company website data, it is not possible to completely replicate survey-based company innovation indicators. Project concluded that company website based innovation indicators are valid and valuable, but more research and development are needed to produce more mature versions of the indicators.