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National Innovation Survey Tanzania

Introduction

Objectives

Project Plan

Activities done

Details of the survey

Data Analysis and report writting

Way forward

OutlineOutline

The science, technology and innovation (STI) are vital to economic and social progress. In an increasingly globalization, we recognized that

high levels of investment in research and innovation are essential, both for economic competitiveness,and to yield innovations in areas such as: agriculture and food; health; natural resources; environment; industry and energy sectors; and make tangible improvements to the quality of life.

IntroductionIntroduction

The challenges observed are:

Lack of STI data

STI are not given priority as compared to other

sectors in terms of resources allocation, hence poor

progress performance in STI

Introduction (contd.)Introduction (contd.)

We thank NEPAD’s initiative that by now many African

countries started ASTII initiative. Hence Tanzania like

other African countries has started now to involve in

the development of STI indicator through R&D and

Innovation survey. This make tangible improvements to

the quality of life. To achieve this, collaborative effort

from the Government and its MDAs is vital.

Introduction (contd.)Introduction (contd.)

The survey aimed at collecting information about

Research and Development

Product and process innovation

The indicators will help the policy decision making

and economic and social progress

Organizational and marketing innovation

(for three-year period 2005/06 to 2007/08 inclusive).

ObjectivesObjectives

Research & Development (R&D) are inputs in higher

education/science councils/ government/ non-

profit organizations and in new, significantly

improved goods or organizational and marketing

innovations

The information collected will lead to the

development of Innovation indicators

Objectives (contd.)Objectives (contd.)

Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology

– Overall coordinator

The Tanzania Commission for Science and

Technology (COSTECH)

- National Focal Point

(Team of Experts –Implementer)

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATIONPROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

1. Formation of Survey Team

Formulated the team of experts which comprises nine

people from:

1. COSTECH

2. the Ministry of Communication Science and

Technology (MCST),

3. College of Engineering and Technology (CoET),

4. President Office, Planning Commission,

5. Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute (MARI),

ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED TO DATEACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED TO DATE

1. Formation of Survey Team (contd.)

6. Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

(Department of Policy and Analysis),

7. Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs (Tanzania

Bureau of Statistics),

8. National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) and

9. Ministry of Health, and Social Welfare (Department

of Policy).

ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED TO DATEACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED TO DATE

2. Organized the first expert meeting of the experts andduring that meeting there were Experts Training on:

‘Overview of the STI Indicators’, specifically on Some conceptual issues and major functions of IndicatorsSome examples of STI IndicatorsStatus of STI Indicators in AfricaNEPADS STI InitiativesInnovation and R&D Indicators (conceptual and methodological issues)

the development of the survey instrument for Tanzania. Implementation strategiesPreparation of the work plan Preparation of budget for the whole activity

ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED TO DATEACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED TO DATE

The team of experts decided that the survey be

conducted by themselves so as to learn on the actual

situation and associated problems which might occur

during the exercise,

The team agreed that more industrialized regions

should be involved in the Innovation survey. These are

Dare es Salaam, Morogoro, Tanga, Mwanza, Moshi

and Mbeya.

DETAILS OF THE SURVEYDETAILS OF THE SURVEY

It was also greed that all R&D Institution in the country be involved in the survey and it was adopted according to the Agricultural Zones as follows:

Eastern Zone: Tanga, Morogoro, Dar es Salaam, Pwaniand Zanzibar

Cental Zone: Dodoma and Singida

Western Zone: Tabora and Kigoma

Lake Zone: Mwanza, Mara, Kagera and Shinyanga

Nothern Zone: Kilimanjaro, Arusha and Manyara

Southern Zone: Mtwara, Lindi and Ruvuma

South Western Zone: Iringa, Mbeya and Rukwa.(See the map of Tanzania below)

DETAILS OF THE SURVEYDETAILS OF THE SURVEY

Map of Tanzania

Some of the experts team visited the different Ministries

and some business establishments like Small industries

Development Organization (SIDO), TPC-Tanzania

Promotion Centre (TPC), Tanzania Chamber of

Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA), and

Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) in Dar es Salaam.

DETAILS OF THE SURVEY (contd.)DETAILS OF THE SURVEY (contd.)

The team also agreed that, immediately after the

planning meeting, pre-test of the innovation survey

instrument and real data collection for Dar es Salaam

based R&D institutions should start.

During the meeting it was noted that the budget is

higher than the available funds from NEPAD, hence

COSTECH and the Ministry of Communication,

Science and Technology were requested to work out

from other sources to cover the deficit.

DETAILS OF THE SURVEY (contd.)DETAILS OF THE SURVEY (contd.)

The participants agreed that the whole exercise

should take less than nine months. We will collect

data from 616 establishments (With above 25

employees), 74 R&D Institutions and about 20

Universities/Higher learning institutions.

DETAILS OF THE SURVEY (contd.)DETAILS OF THE SURVEY (contd.)

The team of expert adapted the South African

National Innovation Survey of 2005 to guide the

Innovation survey Instrument for Tanzania.

During the discussion we agreed to conduct the

innovation survey in manufacturing firms and mining

only (Agriculture and service sectors have to wait until

later stage).

The developed and amended innovation survey

questionnaires will be written in a friendly format that is

easy to edit, read and understand.

QUESTIENNAIRES DESIGNQUESTIENNAIRES DESIGN

The team of expert adapted the South African

National Innovation Survey of 2005 to guide the

Innovation survey Instrument for Tanzania.

During the discussion we agreed to conduct the

innovation survey in manufacturing firms and mining

only (Agriculture and service sectors have to wait until

later stage).

The developed and amended innovation survey

questionnaires will be written in a friendly format that is

easy to edit, read and understand.

QUESTIENNAIRES DESIGNQUESTIENNAIRES DESIGN

The Team accepted the presented International

Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) arranged for the

purpose of R&D Statistics, with exclusion of ‘wood,

paper, printing and publishing firms.

The experts added the ‘Biotechnology’ in the field of

Science and Technology.

The team also accepted that nine NEPAD’s guidelines

on ‘Distribution of R&D activities to socio-economic

objectives’ be used in Tanzania survey.

QUESTIENNAIRE DESIGNQUESTIENNAIRE DESIGN

The Team of experts discussed and agreed that: data

cleaning; coding and entry; data analysis; and report

writing will be done by some team members with little

consultancies when needs arise.

All data analysis will be made using computer software

such as SPSS and others.

Also team members insisted that the expert team will

meet for harmonizing the report before publication.

DATA ANALYSIS AND REPORT WRITINGDATA ANALYSIS AND REPORT WRITING

Conduct pre-testing of innovation survey, analyse the

pre-test data, amend the innovation questionnaire

and proceed with data collection.

R&D data collection

Data analysis

Report writing on the finding of the survey and

Dissemination of the report to the relevance

stakeholders (MDAs and private establishments).

WAY FORWARDWAY FORWARD

Conduct pre-testing of innovation instrument, analysis

of the pre-test data, amend the innovation

questionnaire and proceed with data collection.

Proceed with R&D data collection

Analysis of data

Prepare and Report the results

Distribute the report to the relevance offices and

public

Engage policy makers, private sector and other actors

WAY FORWARDWAY FORWARD