Study title

Evaluation of Finnish National Innovation System 2009: Municipalities

Dataset ID Number

FSD2496

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2496

Data 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 municipalities 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 municipalities. 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 organisation. 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 whether the municipalities provided various services (e.g. financing and information services) in order to support their local innovation activities, and whether their municipalities had an explicit strategy or agenda related to innovation activities. Finally, the respondents indicated whether innovativeness had been a central criterion in the selection of service providers or goods suppliers in their municipalities, and whether they thought it is possible to support the promotion of innovation activities through public procurement.

Keywords

innovation activities; innovation policy; municipalities; networks; organizations

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 datasets

Distributor

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

Finnish municipalities (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The questionnaire was sent to all Finnish municipalities (excluding those located in the Åland Islands) (N=315). 80 of them responded.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

25.4

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.0

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Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Weighting should be used in analysing the data, if the survey responses are to be used in calculating parameters describing the whole target population. The weight variables needed have been added to the data. Besides the proper weight variable paino, the data also contain variables primarily defined for the Stata statistical software.

Variables containing written 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 strata were formed by combining the number of workplaces in the municipality and the proportion of people with a higher education degree. Based on both of them, the municipalities were divided into three equally sized groups. In terms of the number of workplaces, the classifications were: 1) under 1,238 workplaces, 2) 1,238-3,111 workplaces, 3) over 3,111 workplaces. As regards people with a higher education degree, the classifications were as follows: 1) under 15.7%, 2) 15.7-20%, 3) over 20%. Weighting should be used in analysing the data, if the survey responses are to be used in calculating parameters describing the whole target population. The paino variable has been calculated by each stratum as the quotient of the sum of target population and respondents. 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) fpc(strata_nh) 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: Municipalities [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2010-02-26). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2496

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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 26.02.2010].

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].