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The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) releases today (February 8) a publication on Hong Kong Innovation Activities Statistics 2008. The publication aims at presenting comprehensive statistics on the innovation activities, including research and development (R&D) activities, in Hong Kong.
The publication presents latest statistics on R&D activities in Hong Kong, with elaborated analyses for the business, higher education and government sectors. It also contains analyses of other technological innovation (TI) and non-technological innovation (non-TI) activities conducted by the business sector, including analyses of the impacts of TI activities on businesses; sources of information for undertaking TI activities; barriers to TI; and various types of non-TI activities such as changes in organisational structure and marketing strategy.
Innovation activities (encompassing R&D, TI and non-TI activities) play an important role in a knowledge-based economy. While R&D is a key impetus for TI, non-TI is not directly related to technological advancement and changes but may nevertheless contribute significantly to the competitiveness and performance of a business establishment.
R&D activities refer to creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, and the use of this knowledge to devise new products/process/applications or improve existing products/process/applications.
TI activities refer to activities conducted for the purpose of (i) introducing any technologically new or significantly improved product or service; or (ii) introducing any technologically new or significantly improved process in manufacturing a product or in providing a service. As for non-TI activities, the major types are in the areas of instituting important changes in several dimensions, viz. corporate strategy, management, organisation, marketing and aesthetic design of products.
This publication is now available for download free of charge at the website of the C&SD (www.censtatd.gov.hk/products_and_services/products/publications/statistical_report/commerce_and_industry/index.jsp).
Print version of this publication will be available for sale at HK$100 per copy in March 2010, and can be purchased in the following ways:
(i) Purchase in person at the Publications Unit of C&SD (Address: 19/F Wanchai Tower, 12 Harbour Road, Wan Chai; Tel: 2582 3025)
(ii) Through mail order by returning a completed order form which can be downloaded from the C&SD's website (www.censtatd.gov.hk/products_and_services/other_services/provision_of_stat/mail_ordering_of_publications/index.jsp).
(iii) Purchase online at the Government Bookstore of the Information Services Department (www.bookstore.gov.hk).
Enquiries about this publication can be directed to the Science and Technology Statistics Section of the C&SD (Tel: 2887 5560 or email: stb1@censtatd.gov.hk).
Ends/Monday, February 8, 2010
Issued at HKT 17:15
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