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dossier	COM(2020)738 - Implementation of Decision 1608/2003/EC on science and technology statistics.
document	COM(2020)738
date	November 18, 2020

agreement on Horizon Europe. The European Commission is proposing a budget of around EUR 100 billion to: strengthen the EU’s scientific and technological bases and the European Research Area (ERA); boost the EU’s innovation capacity, competitiveness and jobs; and deliver on citizens’ priorities and sustain the EU’s socio-economic model and values.

·The Commission’s Proposal for the revised multiannual financial framework 2021-2027, adopted on 28 May 2020 ¹⁵ , underlines that research and innovation will remain a priority for EU policymaking in the years to come.

6. CONCLUSION

This report evaluates the implementation of actions listed in Article 2 of Decision No 1608/2003/EC, which is aimed at creating a statistical information system on science, technology and innovation. The most important developments since 2018 have been: (i) a better integration of R&D and innovation statistics into European business statistics in order to improve the quality of the data and produce the data with greater efficiency; (ii) the adaptation of the data collection on R&D to the 2015 edition of the Frascati Manual; (iii) the review of the CIS to increase the quality and policy relevance of the survey’s results and align it with the latest edition of the Oslo Manual; and (iv) a technically improved transmission of the data (SDMX format). The constant monitoring of the compliance and quality of R&D and CIS statistics required by EU legislation shows that the quality of the data Eurostat publishes is good. Eurostat, in cooperation with the EU Member States, is taking several measures to increase cost efficiency and reduce the administrative burden of producing these statistics, and to increase their completeness.

(1) Decision No 1608/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2003 concerning the production and development of Community statistics on science and technology (OJ L 230, 16.9.2003, p. 1).
(2) The previous reports were COM(2007) 801, adopted on 14 December 2007; COM(2011) 184, adopted on 11 April 2011; COM(2014) 211, adopted on 7 April 2014; COM(2018) 769, adopted on 28 November 2018.
(3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 995/2012 of 26 October 2012 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Decision No 1608/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the production and development of Community statistics on science and technology (OJ L 299, 27.10.2012, p. 18).
(4) European Council conclusions of 17 June 2010.
(5) Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative Innovation Union, COM(2010) 546.
(6) Renamed ‘European Innovation Scoreboard’ in 2016.
(7) A survey sent to businesses across Europe every 2 years to assess their innovativeness, and obtain insights into which business environments are conducive to innovation.
(8) Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on European business statistics (OJ L 327, 17.12.2019, p. 1).
(9)

http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/4031688/8971242/KS-02-18-142-EN-N.pdf . The European Statistics Code of Practice was endorsed by the Statistical Programme Committee on 24 February 2005. It was revised by the European Statistical System Committee (ESSC) on 28 September 2011 and again on 16 November 2017.

(10) Variables, or particular categories within variables, that are part of the European R&D and CIS data collections, but are not covered by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 995/2012.
(11) Companies that are too old to be classified as start-ups but that experience strong growth.
(12) COM(2019) 640 final.
(13) Section 2.2.1 of COM(2019) 640 final.
(14) Section 2.2.3 of COM(2019) 640 final.
(15) COM(2020) 443 final.