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Research and the digital society

Official statistics of Sweden

Surveys by statistics areas

  • Community Innovation Survey

    The statistics illustrate innovation activities in Swedish companies with 10 or more employees. Among other things, it demonstrate what kind of innovation the companies introduced and what innovation-related activities were carried out during a reference period of three years.

    Innovation in the Government sector

    The statistics illustrate innovation activities in the Government sector in Sweden. The survey covers, among other things, the occurrence of systematic innovation work at municipal and regional head offices as well as government agencies, innovations that have been introduced in public workplaces and the effects of such innovations. The statistics also describe the resources used for innovation activities and the objectives pursued by introducing innovation.

  • Government budget allocations for R&D

    The statistics show estimated R&D funding in the central government budget by expenditure area, objectives, recipient units and the estimated R&D funding from research foundations by objective and recipient units. The survey has been conducted since the 1970s.

    Research and development in Sweden

    The statistics illustrate the financial and human investments in research and development (R&D). It provides an overview of R&D activities in Sweden, how they are distributed between different sectors and regionally.

  • Enterprises' IT expenditure

    The statistics cover expenditure and investments in hardware and software in the business sector. This survey is a yearly sample-based survey and the results are presented mainly by size and sector.

    ICT usage in enterprises

    The statistics show access to and use of information technology by enterprises in Sweden.

    ICT usage in households and by individuals

    The statistics show private persons' access to and use of information technology, such as computer and internet at home, based on age. This survey is common for the EU Member States, which means comparisons between Sweden and other EU Member States can be made on the Eurostat website.