5. Innovation activities and expenditures for process and product innovations
5.1 During the three years 2008 to 2010, did your enterprise engage in the following innovation
activities:
Yes No
In-house R&D
Creative work undertaken within your enterprise to increase the stock of
knowledge for developing new and improved products and processes
(include software development in-house that meets this requirement)
If yes, did your enterprise perform R&D during the three years 2008 to 2010:
Continuously (your enterprise has permanent R&D staff in-house)
Occasionally (as needed only)
External R&D
Same activities as above, but performed by other enterprises (including
other enterprises or subsidiaries within your group) or by public or private
research organisations and purchased by your enterprise
Acquisition of
machinery, equipment
and software
Acquisition of advanced machinery, equipment (including computer
hardware) or software to produce new or significantly improved products
and processes
Acquisition of external Purchase or licensing of patents and non-patented inventions, know-how,
knowledge
and other types of knowledge from other enterprises or organisations for the
development of new or significantly improved products and processes
Training for innovative Internal or external training for your personnel specifically for the
activities
development and/or introduction of new or significantly improved products
and processes
Market introduction of
innovations
Design
Activities to design, improve or change the shape or appearance of new or
significantly improved goods or services
Other
5.2
Activities for the market introduction of your new or significantly improved
goods or services, including market research and launch advertising
Other activities to implement new or significantly improved products and
processes such as feasibility studies, testing, routine software development,
tooling up, industrial engineering, etc.
Please estimate the amount of expenditure for each of the following four innovation
activities in 2010 only. (Include personnel and related costs)5
If your enterprise had no expenditures in 2010, please fill in ‘0’
In-house R&D (Include capital expenditures on buildings and equipment
specifically for R&D)
Purchase of external R&D
Acquisition of machinery, equipment, and software
(Exclude expenditures on equipment for R&D)
Acquisition of external knowledge
Total of these four innovation expenditure categories
5 Give expenditure data in 000’s of national currency units to eight digits.