Research on Evaluation Index System of R&D Industry: A case study on Pudong New Area, Shanghai

Abstract

As a new type of industry, the basis of statistical evaluation of R&D industry is relatively weak. Shanghai's R&D industry is facing important opportunities because Shanghai Future Long-term Science and Technology Planning clearly set the goals of enhancing the knowledge competitiveness in the world. Therefore, the Evaluation Index System of R&D Industry in Shanghai was established, which includes input evaluation index class, output evaluation index class, support evaluation index class and a total of 15 indexes. Nine representative indexes were selected to evaluate the specialization and globalization of R&D Industry in Shanghai. The Pudong New Area 247 R&D enterprises were surveyed. Based on these data, the indexes' values of the specialization and globalization of Pudong New Area R&D industry were calculated. Percentage of Pudong New Area R&D industry expenditures to its total sales revenue reaches 4.02%, higher than the R&D input intensity of major developed countries. The results show that the degree of R&D Industry specialization of Pudong New Area is high.