ICT Industry Analysis

Direct links to on-going projects in this IS Policy Area

COMPLETE | PREDICT

Mapping and analysis of the dynamics of ICT R&D

In this area, we undertake the mapping and analysis of the dynamics of ICT industry and of its R&D and innovation potential. With its annual R&D expenditure of ~€34Bill PPP (2007), the ICT industry represents a quarter of total European Business Expenditure in Research and Development (BERD), and shows to be a major engine of innovation and competitiveness.

Improving the understanding of this industry provides targeted analytical support to the Directorate Generals of the Commission dealing with the ICT sector such as DG INFSO or DG ENTR.

Related projects, events and publications

• PREDICT: Prospective Insights on R&D in ICT
  Providing data on the size, distribution and sources of public and private investments in R&D in European ICT sectors. More...
  
  
• COMPLETE: COMPetitiveness by Leveraging Emerging Technologies Economically
  Analysing the potential impact of emerging technologies on the competitiveness of the European ICT industry. More...
  
  
• METHODOLOGICAL REPORTS
  Patent Analysis Project: Develop and exploit an in-house capacity for analysing patent data an analysis, with a special focus on the Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
  The Patent Analysis project, started in 2007-2008, aims at mastering and developing world-class methods for analysing patent data.  We concentrate our efforts on the exploitation of PATSTAT, the EPO Worldwide Patent Statistical Database, gathering data from more over 80 countries. The outputs of such analysis, mainly focused on ICT-related data, cover issues of Performance measurement, Internationalisation measurement and Competitiveness analysis.  They are fairly visible in most of our flagship reports such as those of the PREDICT and COMPLETE research projects. We also run a periodic international workshop for patents analysis practitioners. More...
  
  

Completed Projects

• Trends in European public and private investments in ICT R&D (REDICT)
  Providing data on the size, distribution and sources of public and private investments in R&D in European ICT sectors; analysing the relationship between the R&D investment decisions in the ICT sectors and the design and functionality of the local/national innovation systems and giving a prospective view on the R&D investments in the European ICT industry. More...
• Internationalisation of European ICT activities (INVICTA)
  Developing theoretical and practical understanding of the dynamics of internationalisation of ICT industry in the European Union, to compile data on the internationalisation of ICT activities in EU, and to outline theoretically and empirically sound policy alternatives for promoting research, competitiveness and job creation in EU. More...
• Asian R&D in ICT (ARDICT)
  Identifying and describing, from a quantitative and qualitative point of view, the major features and changes of ICT R&D in Asia, in line with available data and analysis in the REDICT project, as to better assess the threats and opportunities offered by the Asian recent economic growth, for the competitiveness of the European ICT industry in general and its R&D in particular.