Departmental report : 2005 / Dept. of Trade and Industry ; presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

  • Great Britain. Department of Trade and Industry
Date:
2005
Catalogue details

Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Credit: Departmental report : 2005 / Dept. of Trade and Industry ; presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    23/272 (page 19)
    hours worked and the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) data used to compare prices internationally. The sources of data used in the indicators of productivity were selected following two extensive consultations undertaken in 1999, and following Budget 2004. The data for the indicators are derived from a variety of sources, including national statistical agencies, the OECD and the World Bank, each of which is subject to peer review processes. 2.14 This target is rolled forward in similar terms as SR2004 PSA target 1. The Department's overarching ambition of raising productivity is a key element in its business plan objectives. More detail of the DTI's Strategy can be found in Chapter 1. On course 2.15 Ww On course. Progress against this objective is judged against a basket of six indicators including aspects of Progress on Delivering PSA Targets scientific excellence and productivity and development of trained researchers. These indicators are derived from Evidence Ltd’s benchmarking study into the performance of the UK science and engineering base. The second report? (2004) continues to show the strong relative performance of the UK Research Base in terms of achievement, productivity and efficiency. Share of all world citations (Thompson ISI) The most recent available data are for 2003, in which the UK percentage world share measured 11.9%. The target Is to attain a percentage world share of 11.5% by 2006 (1997 = 112%). The average share for the five-year period 1998-2002 was 11.6%. Share of world citations in each of the nine broad science disciplines (Thompson ISI) The most recent available data are for 2003, in which the UK is second in the G8 in six broad science disciplines; Clinical, Pre-Clinical and Health, Biological, Environmental, Social Sciences and Business, third in Mathematics and fourth in Physical Sciences and Engineering. The target is to remain in the top three in the G8 in seven of the nine Super Units of Assessment (SUoAs)* by 2006. Researchers per 1,000 workforce (OECD) The most recent available data are for 2002, in which the UK has 5.8 researchers per 1,000 workforce (1997 = 5.1). The target is to have 6.3 researchers per 1,000 workforce by 2006°.