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Addressing the Shortage of Social Sciences and Humanities Data: UIS Database Overview

This presentation provides an overview of the UIS database's availability of data on Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH). It highlights the UIS's role as the UN's lead agency for Science and Technology (S&T) statistics and outlines various data sources, including UN reports and methodologies applied in data collection. The workshop aims to discuss the ongoing shortage of SSH data and explores strategic actions to enhance data availability. Key topics include R&D personnel statistics, funding sources, and recent studies facilitated by UIS.

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Addressing the Shortage of Social Sciences and Humanities Data: UIS Database Overview

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  1. Roundtable: What data do we require?An overview of the availability of SSH data in the UIS database Strategic Workshop: Addressing the Shortage of Data on the Social Sciences and HumanitiesStrasbourg, France 14-15 September 2010

  2. Objectives of this presentation • Quick overview of UIS and the UIS data collection • SSH data in UIS database

  3. UIS is UN lead agency for S&T Statistics Official S&T data source for: • UN Statistical Division: UN Statistical Year Book • UNDP: Human Development Report • World Bank: World Development Indicators • UNESCO Reports: • UNESCO Science Report • UNESCO World Report - Towards Knowledge Societies • International Report on S&T and Gender

  4. Lines of action • S&T survey operation and data guardianship • Training in S&T statistics: workshops & other training activities • Standard setting and methodological developments • Analysis and publications

  5. Survey on Statistics of Science & Technology • Biennially • 2004, 2006 and 2008 surveys completed • Results released on UIS website (http://stats.uis.unesco.org) • 4th round launched in June 2010 • OECD and Eurostat provide data for their Member States • RICYT provides data for Latin America • UIS keeps direct contact with national S&T statisticians

  6. Data collection • R&D personnel • By occupation & qualification and sector of employment • By FoS and sector of employment • All by gender and in HC and FTE • R&D expenditure • By sector of employment and source of funds • By type of activity (new) • By FoS (new)

  7. Researchers (HC) by FoS

  8. Researchers (FTE) by FoS

  9. HC researchers, 2007 (46 countries) Note: unweighted average

  10. FTE researchers, 2007 (26 countries) Note: unweighted average

  11. HC researchers in SSH Note: unweighted average

  12. FTE researchers in SSH Note: unweighted average

  13. Researchers by FoS and sector of employment, 2007, HC Note: unweighted average

  14. Researchers by FoS and sector of employment, 2007, FTE Note: unweighted average

  15. Thank you! http://www.uis.unesco.org m.schaaper@uis.unesco.org

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