Methodology

The monitoring of Firms' Innovative Activities project implements up-to-date international approaches to innovation measurement and further develops the current practice of statistical measurement in this area.

The project takes its methodological basis from the Oslo Manual, the international standard of observation and interpretation of data on innovation activities of enterprises (OECD/Eurostat, 2018). This ensures the comparability of data and analytical results with a wide range of studies from other countries.

For the analysis of advanced technologies, the project employs the best practices of international surveys of advanced production technologies (including the Survey of Advanced Technology [Canada]). The project's methodology is also informed by many years of cooperation (2009-2017) with the international project European Manufacturing Survey.

Information on the sample:

2025: High- and medium-tech manufacturing industries, 1243 observations.

2024: High- and medium-tech manufacturing industries, 1207 observations.

2023: High- and medium-tech manufacturing industries, 1374 observations.

2022: High-tech manufacturing industries and knowledge-intensive business services, 1267 observations.

2021: Manufacturing, knowledge-intensive business services and creative industries, 1542 observations.

2020: High- and medium-tech manufacturing industries, 576 observations.

2018: High- and medium-tech manufacturing industries, 545 observations.

2016: High- and medium-tech manufacturing industries, 450 observations.

2014: Manufacturing and ICT industries, 1325 observations.

2012: Manufacturing and ICT, 1,057 observations.

2010: Manufacturing and services, 2,025 observations.

2009: Manufacturing industry and services, 2068 observations.