Indicators - Technology

We have mapped each critical factor identified for assessing future developments against measurable indicators.  In this part of the questionnaire we would like to have your feedback on our choice of indicators. Please assess the relevance of the following technological indicators. Use the scale 1 to 5 where ‘1’ corresponds to ‘very relevant’ and 5 ‘not relevant at all’.  We would also appreciate your views on additional or alternative indicators for each dimension. Technological indicators over time Gross domestic expenditures on RTD Employment in high-tech industries Estimated sales generated by WWW European patent applications Venture capital investments

Assessment select technological indicators (%), Wave 2
		1	2	3	4	5
very relevant	1	23,6	16,1	9,4	11,3	11,1
2		56,4	60,7	18,9	32,1	44,4
3		18,2	12,5	50,9	49,1	27,8
4		1,8	10,7	17,0	7,5	16,7
not at all	5	0,0	0,0	3,8	0,0	0,0
Total valid	N	55	56	53	53	54
1 : Gross domestic expenditures on RTD
2 : Employment in high-tech industries
3 : Estimated sales generated by WWW
4 : European patent applications
5 : Venture capital investments

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