Project Background

This project, DataBase on R&D Internationalization in the Industrial sector among APEC member Economies, was endorsed at the 17th APEC/IST-WG meeting in August 99.

A database for R&D Internationalization among APEC economies was developed and has been existence for the last five years. This database has grown from one containing key statistics to exhaustive directory service and science and technology statistics of the 21 APEC economies (Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, United States and Vietnam)

Scope

This database is now being modified and improved to include the following for each economy: