Socio-economic objective
Government budget appropriations or outlays for R&D are considered in the statistics according to the social policy (socio-economic) objective. The division of government R&D funding into different objectives depends on the viewpoint of the classifier, in this case the provider of funding. The definitions used in Finland are based on the NABS classification (Nomenclature for the Analysis and Comparison of Scientific Programmes and Budgets, rev. 2007):
Agriculture
Industrial production and technology
Energy
Transport, telecommunication and other infrastructures
Defence
Exploration and exploitation of the earth
Environment
Health
Education
Culture, recreation, religion and mass media
Political and social systems, structures and processes
General advancement of knowledge: R&D financed from other sources than GUF
General advancement of knowledge: R&D financed from general university funds (GUF)
Exploration and exploitation of space
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- Valid until (31 December 2078)
Government budget appropriations or outlays for R&D are considered in the statistics according to the social policy (socio-economic) objective. The definitions used in Finland are based on the Nordic Nordforsk classification.
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- 1 January 1900 - 31 December 2018
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Related concepts
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Jaa