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SURVEY RESULTS: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY IN CYPRUS, 2006
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30/10/2008
On the basis of the results of the ad hoc survey carried out by the Statistical Service for the collection of data on scientific research and experimental development (R & D), total R & D expenditure in Cyprus in 2006 is estimated at €61,4 mn which corresponds to 0,43% of the Gross Domestic Product, compared to €54,4 mn or 0,40% of the GDP in 2005 and €46,5 mn or 0,37% in 2004.
Despite the increase of 12,7% recorded in R & D expenditure in 2006 relative to 2005, the share of the GDP of Cyprus devoted to R & D activities continues to be low compared to other countries. For example, the share of R & D expenditure to the GDP of the member-states of the European Union stands at 1,84% on average (ranging from 0,43% in Cyprus, 0,45% in Romania and 0,48% in Bulgaria to 2,51% in Germany, 3,45% in Finland and 3,73% in Sweden).
By sector of performance, the higher education institutions accounted for €25,3 mn or 41,3% of total R & D expenditure, the government for €17,6 mn or 28,6%, the business enterprises for €14,0 mn or 22,7% and the private non-profit institutions for €4,5 mn or 7,4%. In the business enterprise sector, computer and related activities constituted the principal source of R & D activity, with a total R & D expenditure of €5,2 mn, while of particular importance was also the contribution of the manufacturing industry (and particularly the manufacturers of chemicals and chemical products) with €4,4 mn.
The biggest part of R & D expenditure was devoted to the natural sciences (€20,8 mn), while engineering and technology absorbed €12,1 mn, the social sciences €10,3 mn, the agricultural sciences €9,8 mn, the humanities €4,7 mn and the medical sciences €3,6 mn.
About 45,6% of R & D activity in 2006 was financed from government funds (€28,0 mn), as compared with €24,7 mn or 45,3% in 2005, while €12,9 mn was drawn from the budget of the University of Cyprus and €7,4 mn from sources from abroad (including €5,9 mn from European Union funds). An amount of €13,1 mn constituted the contribution of the private sector, compared to €12,0 mn in 2005.
The number of persons engaged in R & D activities in 2006 stood at 2.534, compared to 2.470 in 2005. In full-time equivalent terms, this number is estimated at 1.226 persons, of which 465 or 37,9% were women. Of these persons, 26,5% were holders of PhD level degrees.
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