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Methodological note. IUS: 3 Outputs

Outputs capture the effects of firms’ innovation activities and it differentiates between two innovation dimensions.

3.1 Innovators

This dimension measures the number of firms that have introduced innovations onto the market or within their organisation, covering both technological and non-technological innovations and the presence of high-growth firms. It includes three indicators:

3.1.1 SMEs introducing product or process innovations as % of SMEs

3.1.2 SMEs introducing marketing or organisational innovations as % of SMEs

3.1.3 High-growth innovative enterprises

3.2 Economic effects

This dimension captures the economic success of innovation in employement, exports and sales due to innovation activities. It includes five indicators:

3.2.1 Employment in knowledge-intensive activities as % of total employment

3.2.2 Medium and high technology exports as % of total product exports

3.2.3 Knowledge-intensive services exports as % of services exports

3.2.4 Sales of new-to-market and new-to-firm innovations as % of turnover

3.2.5 License and patent revenues from abroad as % of GDP