Austrian Research and Technology Report 2020

Eurostat database:
The statistical office of the 
European Union, known as Eurostat, is the EU’s 
administrative entity responsible for preparing of-
ficial statistics. Headquartered in Luxembourg, Eu-
rostat publishes country comparisons using offi-
cial data on various topics on its website. In addi-
tion to data from EU member states, information 
on leading non-EU economies, such as the USA, is 
also included for many indicators.
11 See Cornell University, INSEAD and WIPO (2019).
12 See World Economic Forum (WEF) (2019).
13 See OECD (2019a).
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Global Innovation Index 2019 (GII)
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: The Global 
Innovation Index (GII) draws on a total of 80 indi-
cators and covers 129 economies. Its indicators 
are used to rank countries in terms of their capa-
bility to innovate. This ranking is published annu-
ally by the French business school INSEAD, Cor-
nell University and the United Nations’ World In-
tellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It takes 
account of both the index as a whole and more 
detailed information on the use of, application of 
and access to information and communication 
technologies.
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Global Competitiveness Report 2019 (GCR)
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: 
The Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) mea-
sures the growth potential of 141 economies using 
a total of 103 indicators, divided into 12 main cat-
egories. It is published by the World Economic Fo-
rum (WEF). The indicators are based on publicly 
available data and surveys of business leaders 
(WEF’s Executive Opinion Survey). Both the index 
as a whole and individual indicators on innovation 
capability (structural and relationship capital) 
have been studied for the purposes of this report. 
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Global Social Mobility Index: 
Published by the 
World Economic Forum, the Global Social Mobility 
Index compares countries’ performance in terms 
of social mobility. Social mobility here means the 
ability of individuals or groups to move between 
different socio-economic positions. For example, a 
change in a person’s job or professional standing 
can be interpreted as a move up or down, with 
their salary, for instance, serving as the indicator. 
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