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 Proportion of enterprises with innovation activities with 10 and more persons employed with process innovation (%)
Characteristic Description
Name Proportion of enterprises with innovation activities with 10 and more persons employed with process innovation (%) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2013) and Type of process innovation; Biennial
Regularity Biennial
Source Statistics Portugal/DGEEC, Innovation community survey
First available period 2016 - 2018
Last available period 2020 - 2022
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (NUTS - 2013)
  • Type of process innovation
Concepts
  • ENTERPRISE:  Legal entity (natural or legal person) that is an organisational unit producing goods or services, which benefits from a certain degree of autonomy in decision-making, especially for the allocation of its current resources. An enterprise carries out one or more activities at one or more locations.
  • INNOVATION ACTIVITIES:  Activities that aim the development of product or process innovation and which may imply the allocation of resources and the specific commitment to strategies, methods and procedures.
  • STAFF:  The persons who during the reference period participated in the business of the enterprise/institution, regardless of the duration of this participation, under the following conditions: a) staff bound to the enterprise/institution by na employment contract, receiving remuneration in return; b) staff which has ties to the enterprise/institution, who, for not being bound by na employment contract, does not receive regular remuneration for the hours worked or the labour supplied (e.g. owner-managers, unpaid family workers, active members of cooperatives); c) staff with ties to other enterprises/institutions who worked at the enterprise/institution and receive remuneration directly from it; d) persons in the above situations, absent for a period of no more than one month due to holidays, labour dispute, vocational training, as well as disease and occupational accident. The following persons are not considered to be staff: i) those in the situations described in a), b), and c) above and who are absent for a period of over one month; ii) workers with ties to the enterprise/institution who moved to other enterprises/institutions, receiving remuneration directly from the latter; iii) workers in the enterprise/institution whose remuneration is borne by other enterprises/institutions (e.g. temporary workers); iv) self-employed workers (e.g. service providers, that use the so-called 'recibos verdes', which is the popular name of the receipt form).
  • INOVATION:  Creation and development of a new or improved product or process (or combination of the two) in a unit/entity, which differs significantly from previous products or processes and is made available to potential users (product) or applied to that unit/entity (process).
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
  • BUSINESS PROCESS INNOVATION:  Innovation in a new or improved process implemented to achieve more effectiveness, resource efficiency, credibility, resilience, accessibility, adequacy and utility for those involved in the process, whether internal or external to the process, and cover the following functional areas: production of goods and services, logistics and distribution, marketing and sales, information and communication systems, management and administration, and product and process development
Formule [Enterprises with 10 and more persons employed (NACE Rev. 2, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S) with process innovation/ Enterprises with 10 and more persons employed (NACE Rev. 2, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S) with innovation activities]*100
Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 16/04/2024


information presented in 30/4/2024