| | South African Survey for Research and Development: Methodology - Conceptual Framework (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | Frascati Surveys have been carried out internationally for more than 40 years, but common understanding to what properly constitutes RandD remains somewhat problematic. |
 | | The Frascati Manual definition of RandD is as follows: “Research and Experimental Development (RandD) is creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of humanity, culture and society, and the use of this stock knowledge to devise new applications.” |
 | | The Frascati Manual is extensive and complex, and considerable effort was invested in developing a User Guide, and supporting the sector participants in completing the questionnaires as fully and accurately as possible The Frascati Manual, however, provides a set of guidelines, not prescriptions. |
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