Definition: Community Innovation Survey (CIS)

Category: R & D - Oslo Manual

Harmonised survey of innovation in enterprises co-ordinated by Eurostat and currently carried out every two years in EU member states and several European Statistical System (ESS) member countries (Source: Oslo Manual 2018).

Survey conducted in every European Union (EU) Member State to collect data on innovation activities in enterprises, i.e. on product innovation (goods or services) and process innovation (organisational and marketing aspects) (Source: Statistics Explained). http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/Oslo_manual_2018_en.pdf Statistics Explained, a distinct section of the official Eurostat website presenting all statistical topics in an easily understandable way, Glossary
Source:
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat), "Oslo Manual 2018: Guidelines for Collecting, Reporting and Using Data on Innovation", Fourth Edition, Paris, 2018
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