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Human resources

As per OECD report, number of researchers for 2005 is 48,401 FTE, which amounts to 54.1% of R&D personnel. Business sector accounts for half of research manpower. The raw data that was provided to UNESCO and OECD, are given below.

Table: Human Resources in R&D
SourceNational R&D SurveyOECD
YearYear 2005Year 2005
UnitsFTEFTE
R&D Personnel89,39889,398
R&D Personnel per thousand employed 2.2
Business R&D Personnel48,04448,044
Higher education R&D Personnel25,21825,218
Government R&D Personnel14,83714,837
Private non-profit R&D Personnel1,299 
Researchers48,40148,401
Researchers per thousand employed 1.2
Business Researchers24,36724,367
Higher education Researchers16,69116,691
Government Researchers6,5896,589
Private non-profit Researchers754 
Source: (1) UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2009 edition (2) OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators database, May 2009.