KOSEN 한인과학기술자네트워크

1. Objective of the Survey The survey covers research and development activities in science and technology including personnel and expenditures. The Survey aims at providing basic data which is utilized for the establishment of national policy for science and technology, and for R&D planning in science and Technology 2. Legal Basis for the Survey The Survey was approved as General Statistics No. 10501 under the Statistics Law. .... 5.Periods Covered by the Survey Data on personnel and capital were surveyed as of December 31, 1997., while financial figures, such as sales and R&D expenditures, were reported for each individual organizations's fiscal year completed prior to April 1, 1998. 6.Survey Items (1)Organization -Type of organization -Division responsible for R&D -Methods of carring out R&D (2)Personnel -Personnel engaged in R&D :Researchers by major filed of study, degree, age, and sex -Number of total employees -Other relrated information (3)R&D Expenditures -Intramural R&D expenditures by character of work, type of costs,source of funds and usage -R&D expenditures paid to outside organizations (4)Others -paid-in capital, main products, Amount of sales, operating income of the company -Name, location and head of R&D performing instutute -Common on R&D activities by the organization itself 7.Survey Methods The survey was conducted by the mailing methods.Questionnaires were mailed directrly to companies, universities and colleges, and research instututes by the Ministry of science and Technology. The filed in questionnaires were returned to the Ministry by mail 8.Publication of the Survey Results Completed questionnairs were tabulated at the Ministry of Science and Technology. Survey results are published under the title "Report on the Survey of Research and Development in Science and Technology Annual" of the Ministry of Science and Technology.