SIID project on Innovation in ServicesFor SIID database, click here (password protected)For research papers from SIID project, click hereIntroductionSince 1999 the Groningen Growth and Development Centre runs a research programme on measuring innovation in services, called "Structural Information Provision on Innovation in Services" or SIID (Structurele Informatievoorziening Innovatie in Diensten). The primary purpose of the programme is to develop a database with internationally comparable indicators which measure innovation in services. Additional goals are to develop various thematic and policy-oriented studies on services innovation using the data base.This research project, which is done on behalf of the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs, is carried out in cooperation with Dialogic, a private organization on strategic (policy) research and advice on innovation processes and innovation policy. Major researchers involved in the project are: Bart van Ark (University of Groningen), Lourens Broersma (University of Groningen), Rob Bilderbeek (Dialogic) and Pim den Hertog (Dialogic).
Description of the data baseIn the data base we distinguish two dimensions which include three levels of aggregation and three types of indicators. In terms of aggregation levels we distinguish between macro, meso and micro indicators. At the macro level we focus on indicators referring to the aggregate economy and to aggregated industries (for example, transport and communication, finance and business services, .etc). Macro indicators are drawn from primary or secondary statistical sources of national statistical offices, the OECD, the IMF, Eurostat, etc.. On the other end of the spectrum are micro indicators, which pertain to the distribution of individual firm data, that is, measures for the spread (variance, standard deviation) or frequency distribution, whenever possible. These data are derived from micro surveys of national statistical offices. One important source for micro innovation indicators is the Community Innovation Survey (CIS) that is held under auspices of the European Union. Meso indicators refer to mean values for aggregated service industries at 2- or 3-digits from micro surveys, but may also may also stem from other sources, like industry- or branch-specific research institutes or own survey evidence.The second dimension can be derived from the literature on National Innovation Systems and identifies indicators in terms of representing input in the innovation process, output from innovation or throughput during the process of innovation. Input indicators of the are those used in the production process of an industry or firm in order to generate (additional) output. An example is the amount of R&D expenses per industry or firm. Output indicators pertain to the output of an industry or firm resulting (partly) from the innovation input. An example is the share of sales revenue that is attributed to innovations. But successful innovation processes depend crucially on the way in which the inputs in the innovation process are transformed in outputs. In other words: they depend on the ‘throughput’ process. Examples of throughput indicators are input-output relations between industries, measures of R&D co-operation and other forms of co-operation between firms. The three aggregation levels and the three types of indicators
result in a 3x3 matrix, like the one presented below. Each of the nine
cells of this matrix refers to a different class of indicators. We list
innovation indicators, when available, for the Netherlands, the U.S.A.,
the U.K., Germany, France, Canada, Japan, Denmark and Belgium. In some
cases more European countries are avaliable when Eurostat data pertaining
to the second Community Innovation Survey (CIS-2) are used. This is the
first step in the development of a data base for innovative activities
in the service sector in various industrialized countries. The data base
is still in an experimental stage and therefore only accessible on a password
protected basis and with consent of the sponsor of this research, the Netherlands
Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Basic structure of the SIID-data base
For SIID database, click here (password protected)The construction of this data base is an ongoing process, so not all cells will be filled yet. Also suggestions, comments and additional data are welcome. Please contact: l.broersma@eco.rug.nl
Hertog, P. den, R. Vossen, B. van Ark and R. Bilderbeek (1997), "Towards a structural information provision on the role of services in innovation. Feasibiliry study ID-2 project", TNO-report STB/97/52, TNO Centre for Technology and Policy Studies, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. Hertog, P. den and R. Bilderbeek (1999), " Conceptualising Service Innovation and Service Innovation Patterns", DIALOGIC, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Ark, B. van, L. Broersma and G. de Jong, (1999), "Innovation in Services. Overview of Data Sources and Analytical Structures", Research Memorandum GD-44, Groningen Growth and Development Centre, University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Broersma, L. and E. Brouwer (2001), "Innovation in ICT Services: Explorations with Micro Data for The Netherlands”, mimeographed, University of Groningen.(NEW) Broersma, L. (2001), "The Innovative Process in Commercial Services and its Proper Climate: Assessing the Facts for The Netherlands", mimeographed, University of Groningen (revised May 2003).(NEW) Broersma, L. (2001), "The Role of Services in Innovative Clusters", mimeographed, University of Groningen. Hertog, P. den and E. Brouwer (2001), "Innovation Indicators for the Retailing Industry: A Meso Perspective", mimeographed, Dialogic, Utrecht. Bilderbeek, R., and E. Brouwer (2001), "Innovation indicators for the technical engineering industry: A meso perspective”, mimeographed, Dialogic, Utrecht. Broersma, L., and E. Brouwer (2001), "Innovation in services: Explorations with micro data of retail trade and technical engineering in The Netherlands", mimeographed, University of Groningen. Hertog, P. den and J. Segers (2003), "Service Innovation Policies: An Comparative Policy Study", mimeographed, Dialogic, Utrecht.(NEW) Mulders, M. and den Hertog, P. (2003), "Measuring Innovative Behaviour in Dutch Financial Services: A Meso Perspective", mimeographed, Dialogic, Utrecht.(NEW) Broersma, L. and J. Segers (2003), "Innovative Behaviour and Productivity in Dutch Logistics Industries", mimeographed, Dialogic.(NEW) Ark, B. van, L. Broersma and P. den Hertog (2003), "Services Innovation, Performance and Policy: A Review", mimeographed, University of Groningen.(NEW)
General questions on the SIID-project can be directed toBart van Ark (University of Groningen) or Pim den Hertog (Dialogic) |
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