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ScerriStatisticshashelpeddeterminetheformoflawsaboutsociety and thecharacterofsocialfacts.Ithasengenderedconcepts and classificationswithinthehumansci-ences.Moreoverthecollectionofstatisticshascreated,attheleast,agreatbureau-craticmachinery.Itmaythinkofitselfasprovidingonlyinformation,butitisitselfpartofthetechnologyofpowerinthemodernstate.(Hacking1991:181)ThisbookemergedfromtheseminarontheMeasurementofInnovationActivitiesinOrganisation forEconomic Co-operation andDevelopment (OECD) and non -OECD countries thatwasheldinSouthAfricain2001.Themotivation for thatforumwastherecognisedneedtoaddressanew and excitingphenomenonintheareaof economic policyformulation.Thelandmarksofthisphenomenonwerethepublicationofthe1992OsloManual and thenewEurostatCommunityInnovationSurvey(CIS).Theseeventsmarkedanotableruptureintheplacementofinnovationwithinmacroeconomicpolicyformulation.Thisruptureresultedinashiftofinnovationtheory(offering,asitdoes,whatmaywellbeoneofthemoreformidablechallengestotheneoclassicalaccountof economic growth)fromtherealmsofatheoreticaldebatetopraxis.Inaway,theparadigmshiftthathadoccurredintheory,withtheemergenceofevolutionaryeconomics and innovationtheory,nowbecamemanifestinacorrespondingshiftinthenatureofthestatisticaltoolof(political) economic governance.Innovationtheoryhad‘arrived’, and itslegitimacywasfurtherratifiedinalater OECD document (OECD 1997)thatexplicitlyarticulatedthetheoreticalfoundationofthisnewtypeofsurvey,whichhadgonefarbeyondthepreviousdatagatheringonresearch and development in OECD member countries. Therupturemarkedadeparturefroman economic planningframeworkwhereinthescience and technology(S&T)sectorwasincorporatedintheorthodoxneoclassicalmodeltoaninnovationtheory-basedapproachtogrowththatfundamentallychallengesthismodel.Itredirectedtheanalysisoftheroleoftechnology, and ofinnovationingeneral,inthegrowthofnations,awayfromresidualanalysistothemainstream.Thisrupturethusarosefromtwolinkeddevelopments.Thefirstwastheincreasinglyapparentimportanceofinnovationinthegrowth anddevelopment ofeconomies,especiallyinthelatterpartofthetwentiethcentury.Thesecondwastherealisationthattheessentiallystaticanalyticalframeworkofmainstreamneoclassicaltheorywasillsuited for theanalysisofthe economic roleofinnovation.Thesetwodevelopmentsprovidedwhatonemaycallthepoliticalbasis,themotiveforce, for theemergenceofthenewsurvey.The development ofanewsurvey,seekingnewdata and newwaysoforganisinginformation,isnolightmatter, and thesignificanceofanewsurveyisobviouslymostpronouncedwhenitreflectsashiftinthetheoreticalbase,inthiscasefromneoclassicaltoevolutionarytheory.Thescopeofsurveysthatareadoptedbygovernmentsisanchoredingovernance, and the development ofsuchsurveysisthusfundamentallydifferentfromthenormalprocessofacademicenquiry.Thereisalwaysaninevitablereciprocalrelationshipbetweentheobjectofenquiry and themodeofenquiry,butinthecaseofofficialsurveys,Free ... Commonbodyofissues for comparison 161Free download from www.hsrcpress.ac.za PreparedfortheDepartmentofScienceandTechnologyandtheOrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment (OECD) bytheCentreforScience,TechnologyandInnovationIndicators(CeSTII)intheKnowledgeSystemsProgrammeoftheHumanSciencesResearchCouncilPublishedonbehalfoftheDepartmentofScienceandTechnology.PublishedbyarrangementwiththeOECD.TheopinionsexpressedandargumentsemployedhereindonotnecessarilyreflecttheofficialviewsoftheOrganisationorofthegovernmentsofitsmembercountries.PublishedbyHSRCPressPrivateBagX9182,CapeTown,8000,SouthAfricawww.hsrcpress.ac.zaâ2006HumanSciencesResearchCouncilFirstpublished2006Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereprintedorreproducedorutilisedinanyformorbyanyelectronic,mechanical,orothermeans,includingphotocopyingandrecording,orinanyinformationstorageorretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublishers.ISBN0-7969-2062-1CopyeditedbyRobynArnoldTypesetbyRobinTaylorCoverbyFarmDesignPrintmanagementbycomPressDistributedinAfricabyBlueWeaverSpecialistPublishersRepresentativesPOBox30370,Tokai,CapeTown,7966,SouthAfricaTel:+27(0)21701-4477Fax:+27(0)21701-7302email:orders@blueweaver.co.zawww.oneworldbooks.comDistributedinEuropeandtheUnitedKingdombyEurospanDistributionServices(EDS)3HenriettaStreet,CoventGarden,London,WC2E8LU,UnitedKingdomTel:+44(0)2072400856Fax:+44(0)2073790609email:orders@edspubs.co.ukwww.eurospanonline.comDistributedinNorthAmericabyIndependentPublishersGroup(IPG)OrderDepartment,814NorthFranklinStreet,Chicago,IL60610,USACalltoll-free:(800)8884741Allotherenquiries:+1(312)3370747Fax:+1(312)3375985email:frontdesk@ipgbook.comwww.ipgbook.comFree ... xiiiForewordThroughtheDepartmentofScience and Technology(DST),SouthAfricahashadthebenefitofobservermembershiponthe OECD sCommittee for Scientific and TechnologicalPolicy(CSTP)since1998.ThisallowsSouthAfricatoparticipateintheGlobalScienceForum(GSF),WorkingGrouponTechnology and InnovationPolicy(TIP),NationalExpertsonScience and TechnologyIndicators(NESTI) and theWorkingPartyonBiotechnology(WPB).TheworkofNESTI,particularlyintheareasofResearch and Experimental Development (R&D) and InnovationSurveys,hasbeenofspecialinteresttotheDepartment and ledtothe OECDand SouthAfricahostingajointseminaronthemeasurementofinnovationactivitiesin OECDand non -OECD countries inPretoriainMarch2001.Theseminarwaswellattended,with132delegatesfrom OECDcountriesand otherregionsoftheworld(Africa,LatinAmerica and Asia)participatinginaveryfruitfulexchangeofexperiences.TheimportanceofregularmeasurementofbothR&D and innovationthroughpropernationalsurveyswasbroughtintofocus for SouthAfricaattheseminar.IwouldliketotakethisopportunitytosincerelythanktheSteeringCommittee and theteamfromthe OECD Secretariat for theirhardworkinensuringthattheseminarwasasuccess.Iampleasedtoreportthatsincetheseminar,SouthAfricahasmaderapidprogressinestablishingareliable,nationally and internationallyacceptedsetofofficialscience and technologystatistics.ThesestatisticsinturnprovidethemainindicatorsrequiredtounderpintheimplementationofSouthAfrica’snationalR&DStrategyasoutlinedbygovernment.In2002,theCentre for Science,Technology and InnovationIndicators(CeSTII)oftheHumanSciencesResearchCouncilwascommissionedbyDSTtoundertakearegularseriesofR&D and InnovationSurveysinordertoestablishabaselineofofficialS&Tindicators.InJune2004,theDST and StatisticsSouthAfricasignedaMemorandumofAgreementconcerningtherecognitionofofficialnationalscience and technologystatistics.ThisbookthusrecordsanimportanthistoricalturningpointinSouthAfrica’sprogresstowardsaneffectivenationalsystemofinnovation.Theseminarbroughttotheforesomeofthekeycriticaldifferencesbetweendeveloped and developing countries intheirapproachestomeasuringinnovation.Thesedifferencesareclearlyreflectedinthevariouschaptersofthisbook,whichcoversomeofthemostimportantdebatesthatemergedduringtheseminar.RobAdamDirector-GeneralDepartmentofScience and TechnologySouthAfricaFree...
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