Research and development in the private non-profit sector, 2013:
The private non-profit sector mainly a funder of R&D
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2014-11-27 9.30
In 2013 the private non-profit sector’s funding of R&D activities to other stakeholders amounted to SEK 2.6 billion. Most of these expenditures were received by universities and institutes of higher education in Sweden. The private non-profit sector expenditure on intramural (in-house) R&D amounted to 280 million in 2013.
The private non-profit sector includes non-market, private non-profit institutions serving the general public. Almost all R&D activities in the sector are performed by foundations and non-profit organisations.
The role of the private non-profit sector in the Swedish R&D system is foremost as a funder of R&D. In 2013 the private non-profit sector’s funding of R&D activities to other stakeholders amounted to SEK 2.6 billion. The private non-profit sector expenditure on intramural R&D amounted to SEK 280 million in 2013.
SEK 2 billion of the expenditure for extramural (external) R&D was received by universities and institutes of higher education in Sweden.
SEK 195 million, or 70 percent of the sector’s expenditure for intramural R&D was labour force costs. The sector carried out 323 person-years (fulltime positions) in 2013, of which 160 were carried out by men and 163 by women.
| Year | Expenditure for intramural R&D |
Number of person- years |
Expenditure for extramural R&D |
|
2013 |
280 | 323 | 2 589 |
Definitions and explanations
Research and Development (R&D)
Research is systematic work to find new knowledge or ideas with or without the aim of a particular purpose. Development work is a systematic work that uses research results, scientific knowledge or new ideas to bring about new material, goods, services, processes, systems, methods or significant improvements of those that already exist.
Intramural R&D includes activities carried out in Sweden by the organisation's own personnel, or by consultants in an R&D project led by the organisation, in which the organisation's personnel have worked together with the consultants. Intramural R&D includes R&D commissioned by others.
Extramural R&D refers to when an organisation has paid others to carry out activities (in Sweden or abroad). This also includes grants awarded for R&D, e.g. to universities or institutes of higher education.
Statistical Database
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