COSTII: COmposite Science and Technology Innovation Index
- The Evaluation of Science and Technology Innovation Capacity
Structure of COSTII
Dimension/Sector |
Indicator |
Data Source |
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R E S O U R C E S |
Human resources |
Total researchers | OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators | |
| Total researchers per 10,000 population | OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators |
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| Science and engineering graduates at doctorate level as a percentage of population | OECD education at a glance |
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| Organization | Number of organizations with USPTO patent grants | Korea Institute of Patent Information, USPTO Patent analysis | ||
| Number of world's leading universities and companies |
Number of universities ranked in the world's top 500 universities |
Quacquarelli Symonds, QS World University Rankings |
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| Number of companies ranked in R&D ranking of the top 1000 world companies |
EU, EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard |
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| Knowledge resources |
Number of SCI papers in the past 15 years(STOCK) | KISTEP, SCI Research Analysis | ||
| Number of patents in the past 10 years(STOCK) | OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators |
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OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators |
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A C T I V I T I E S |
R&D investment |
GERD | OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators |
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| GERD as a percentage of GDP | OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators |
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| GERD per researcher | OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators |
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| BERD as a percentage of value added in industry | OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators |
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| GBAORD as a percentage of GDP | OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators |
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| Entrepreneurial Activity |
Entrepreneurial Activity to make a difference or to build great wealth as a percentage of population |
Global Entrepreneurship Research Association, |
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| Venture capital investment as a percentage of GDP | OECD (2023), Enterprise Statistics |
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N E T W O R K |
Triple helix cooperation |
Patents with triple helix cooperation as a percentage of USPTO patent | KIPRO, USPTO Patent Analysis | |
| Percentage of business enterprise R&D out of government and higher education R&D | OECD, Research and Development Statistics |
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| Industrial cooperation |
Collaboration between companies | WEF, Global Competitiveness Report |
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| International cooperation | Patents with foreign co-inventors as a percentage of USPTO patent | KIPRO, USPTO Patent Analysis | ||
| Foreign direct investment as a percentage of GDP | OECD, FDI flows (indicator): OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators | |||
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E N V I R O N M E N T |
Support system |
Percentage of BERD financed by government | OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators |
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| Legal & systemic support level* | Intellectual property rights* | IMD, The world Competitiveness Yearbook |
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| legislative support for innovation* | IMD, The world Competitiveness Yearbook |
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| Physical infrastructure |
Fixed and active mobile broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants |
Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | ITU, World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database |
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| Active mobile broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants | ITU, World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database |
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| Percentage of individuals using the internet and Digital/Technological skills |
Percentage of individuals using the internet | ITU, World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database |
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| Digital/Technological skills* | IMD, The world Competitiveness Yearbook |
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| Culture | National culture* | IMD, The world Competitiveness Yearbook |
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| Critical thinking in teaching | WEF, The Global Competitiveness Report |
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P E R F O R M A N C E |
Economic outcome |
Value added if industry per capita population | OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators |
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| High-technology exports(% of manufactured exports) | World Bank, World Development Indicators |
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| Intellectual property receipts as a percentage of GDP | OECD, International Trade in Services Statistics |
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| Knowledge creation |
Number of patents | OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators |
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| Number of patents per 1,000 people | OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators |
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| Number of SCI papers and citations | Number of SCI papers per 1,000 people | KISTEP, SCI Research Analysis 2023; |
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| 5 years average of citations per paper | KISTEP, SCI Research Analysis | |||
※ GERD : Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D
※ BERD : Business Enterprise Expenditure on R&D
※ GBAORD : Total Government Budget Appropriations or Outlays for R&D
* Used average of the last 3 years