FSD2489 Evaluation of Finnish National Innovation System 2009: Public Actors
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Study title
Evaluation of Finnish National Innovation System 2009: Public Actors
Dataset ID Number
FSD2489
Persistent identifier
urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2489Data Type
Quantitative
Authors
- Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA)
Abstract
The survey is part of the larger INNOEVAL survey evaluating the Finnish National Innovation System from several angles. In this study, the opinions of Finnish public actors on the Finnish National Innovation System were queried.
First, the respondents were not only asked to rate the current Finnish National Innovation System (NIS), but also the NIS as it was five years ago, and the NIS as it is expected to be after five years. Their views were probed on the role of public sector actors in the Finnish NIS from the point of view of their own organisations. In addition, they indicated the importance of various actors (e.g. Tekes (the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation), Sitra (the Finnish Innovation Fund), the Academy of Finland) for their organisations. The respondents were also asked to evaluate the orientation of the current Finnish innovation policy on a scale from "strong technology push" to "strong demand pull". Next, they indicated whether universities, polytechnics and public research organisations have successfully taken care of various tasks, such as international top-class research, research for the national needs, and the production of experts for the international business activities as well as for the needs of local business activities.
Views were charted on the innovation system's ability to support growth entrepreneurship. In addition, the respondents were asked whether they experienced that the NIS also promotes regional policy agendas, and whether the national innovation policy is equally effective in all regions of Finland. The respondents were asked about the importance of national and international networks on the activities of their own organisations, and they were presented with a set of attitudinal statements on the impact of the new Universities Act, the centres of strategic excellence (SHOKs), and the potential reform of publicly funded research organisations on the NIS.
The respondents were asked about the types of services (e.g. financing, information services, and promotion of international labour mobility) their organisations provided to other actors of the Finnish innovation system. They were also asked whether they experienced that other public and private actors provided similar services and whether the co-operation between service providers is effortless. Further questions charted the share of the respondents' personnel that had a university or technical university degree. In addition, they were asked about the primary users of their services or financing.
The respondents also evaluated the innovation system from the point of view of promoting private enterprise and innovation activities, and told how well governmental and private research organisations and universities and polytechnics matched the information needs of their organisations. Finally, the respondents were asked how their organisations had reacted to the new national innovation strategy published in July 2008, and whether the strategy requires changes in the activities of their organisations.
Keywords
innovation activities; innovation policy; networks; organizations; public sector
Topic Classification
- Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
- Economic policy, public expenditure and revenue (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Economic systems and development (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Series
Individual datasetsDistributor
Finnish Social Science Data Archive
Access
The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.
Data Collector
- Research Institute of the Finnish Economy
Data Producers
- Research Institute of the Finnish Economy
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Employment and the Economy
Time Period Covered
2009
Collection Dates
2009-03-19 – 2009-05-05
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis/Observation Unit Type
Event/Process/Activity
Organization/Institution
Universe
Ministries and other public organisations.
Time Method
Cross-section
Sampling Procedure
Non-probability: Purposive
The questionnaire was sent to all ministries and selected other public organisations. The sample size was 158, and 82 of them responded.
Collection Mode
Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Response Rate
51.9
Data File Language
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Data Version
2.0
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Completeness of Data and Restrictions
Weighting is recommended for the analysis to correct the distortion in the data.
Questions including verbal responses, comments, or specific numerical values (e.g. sum of money or number of personnel) have been removed from the data for data protection reasons.
Weighting
The data contain weight variables which should be used in analysing the data. Besides the proper weight variable paino, the data include three variables (strata, psuid, and strata_nh) which are meant to be used with the survey commands (svy) of the Stata statistical software. The weight variables in this dataset correct the bias caused by more than one respondent from one organisation. Weighting should be used in analysing the data, if the survey responses are to be used in calculating parameters describing the whole target population. Prior to the statistical analysis of the company data, the following Stata command is recommended in order to capture the sampling design and associated weights (see Stata survey manual for details): svyset psuid [pw=paino], strata(strata) singleunit(scaled). Stata survey commands (svy) are recommended for the analysis following the svyset statement.
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Bibliographical Citation
Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA): Evaluation of Finnish National Innovation System 2009: Public Actors [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-19). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2489
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Related Materials
Kotiranta, Annu & Nikulainen, Tuomo & Tahvanainen, Antti-Jussi & Deschryvere, Matthias & Pajarinen, Mika (2009). Evaluating National Innovation Systems - Key Insights from the Finnish INNOEVAL Survey [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki : Elinkeinoelämän tutkimuslaitos. Saatavissa http://www.tem.fi/files/24936/ETLA_DP_1196.pdf [viitattu 04.02.2010].
Related Publications
Veugelers, Reinhilde & Aiginger, Karl & Breznitz, Dan & Edquist, Charles & Murray, Gordon & Ottaviano, Gianmarco & Hyytinen, Ari & Kangasharju, Aki & Ketokivi, Mikko & Luukkonen, Terttu & Maliranta, Mika & Maula, Markku & Okko, Paavo & Rouvinen, Petri & Sotarauta, Markku & Tanayama, Tanja & Toivanen, Otto & Ylä-Anttila, Pekka (2009a). Evaluation of the Finnish National Innovation System - Full Report. Helsinki: Taloustieto Oy. Saatavissa: http://www.tem.fi/files/24929/InnoEvalFi_FULL_Report_28_Oct_2009.pdf [viitattu 10.02.2010]
Veugelers, Reinhilde & Aiginger, Karl & Breznitz, Dan & Edquist, Charles & Murray, Gordon & Ottaviano, Gianmarco & Hyytinen, Ari & Kangasharju, Aki & Ketokivi, Mikko & Luukkonen, Terttu & Maliranta, Mika & Maula, Markku & Okko, Paavo & Rouvinen, Petri & Sotarauta, Markku & Tanayama, Tanja & Toivanen, Otto & Ylä-Anttila, Pekka (2009b): Evaluation of the Finnish National Innovation System - Policy Report. Helsinki: Taloustieto Oy. Saatavissa: http://www.tem.fi/files/24928/InnoEvalFi_POLICY_Report_28_Oct_2009.pdf [viitattu 10.02.2010]
Kotiranta, Annu & Nikulainen, Tuomo & Tahvanainen, Antti-Jussi & Deschryvere, Matthias & Pajarinen, Mika (2009). Evaluating National Innovation Systems - Key Insights from the Finnish INNOEVAL Survey [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Elinkeinoelämän tutkimuslaitos. Saatavissa http://www.tem.fi/files/24936/ETLA_DP_1196.pdf [viitattu 28.01.2010].
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