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R&D

Research and development (R&D)

Employed personnel in R&D. Aragon, 2016. Personnel devoted to
Unit: number of persons. R&D, 2015.
Women Percentage of
Tertiary education 995
2.085
Total total
Public administration 591
1.218 EU 28 1,32
PNO* 2
3 Euro area 1,38
Enterprises 656
2.297
Spain 1,21
Total personnel in R&D 2.244
5.604
Aragon 1,31

* PNO: Private nonprofit organizations. Source: IAEST according to Eurostat.

Source: Instituto Aragonés de Estadística according to Estadística sobre actividades de I+D. INE.

Internal expenditure in R&D activities.

Aragon, 2016.
Unit: 1,000 euros and percentage.
Percentage
Expenditure of GDP Internal expenditure in R&D:
Total 310.138 13.259.769 current and capital expenses
Private sector 160.551 7.158.182 in R&D activities held in the
company, whatever the
Enterprises 160.466 7.125.973
source of funds is, as well as
PNO* 85 32.209 expenses held out of the
Public sector 149.588 6.101.587 company supporting the
Public administration 79.430 2.452.775 internal R&D tasks.
Tertiary education 70.158 3.648.812
* PNO: Private nonprofit organizations.
Source: Instituto Aragonés de Estadística according to Estadística sobre actividades de I+D. INE.

Evolution of internal expenditure share in R&D. Internal expenditure in

Unit: percentage of GDP. R&D, 2015.
Aragon Spain Percentage of
2,0 GDP
1,5 EU 28 2,04
1,0
Euro area 2,14
0,5
0,0 Spain 1,22
2003
2004
2005

2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

Aragon 0,90
Source: Instituto Aragonés de Estadística according to Estadística sobre
actividades de I+D. INE. Source: IAEST according to Eurostat.

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INNOVATION

Technological innovation
Companies with innovative activities who
carry them out in Aragon and total
expenditure on them.
Unit: number of companies and 1,000 euros.
Total
Companies expenditure on
with innovative innovative
activities activities The activities for technological
Year 2016 570 321.766 innovation are composed of all
those scientific, technological,
Year 2015 605 322.794
organizational, financial and
Year 2014 626 397.533 commercial steps, including the
Year 2013 561 255.867 investment on new knowledge,
Year 2012 730 369.205 devoted to the introduction of new
or significantly improved products
Year 2011 867 452.446
or processes.
Source:IAEST with data from Encuesta sobre innovación
tecnológica en las empresas. INE.
Intensity of innovation:
(expenditure on innovative
Companies with innovative activities and activities / turnover) x100
intensity of innovation whose headquarter is
placed in Aragon. Technological innovation:
Unit: number of companies and percentage. It includes technologically new
Companies products (goods and services)
with innovative Intensity of and processes, as well as
activities innovation significant technological
improvements to them.
Year 2016 498 0,78
Year 2015 535 0,76
Year 2014 555 0,93
Year 2013 482 0,64
Year 2012 649 0,87
Year 2011 791 1,07

Innovative companies with headquarter in Aragon, by

innovation type.
Unit: number of companies.
Companies Companies
with with Non-
Innovative Technological Tech.
companies innovation innovation

2014-2016 1.273 649 1.058

2013-2015 1.265 620 1.056
2012-2014 1.257 656 1.011
2011-2013 1.077 599 847
2010-2012 1.422 806 1.082
2009-2011 1.710 984 1.308
Source: Instituto Aragonés de Estadística with data from Encuesta sobre innovación
tecnológica en las empresas. INE.

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ICT

Information and Communication Technologies

ICT in enterprises(1). Aragon, 2016-2017

Unit: percentage.
Total
Enterprises with: enterprises Industry Construction Services
Computers 99,47 100,00 100,00 98,99
Connection to the internet 98,67 100,00 93,76 98,99
Connection to broadband connection 91,92 93,18 89,90 91,55
Connection to mobile technology 82,19 81,69 83,93 82,13
Connection to the internet and web site 82,05 90,13 73,77 78,58
Interaction with Public Administration through the
94,15 94,92 93,34 93,82
internet
Personnel who use computers at least once a
56,03 49,01 45,63 63,02
week

(1)
Data from enterprises with 10 employees and over.

Source: Encuesta de uso de TIC (tecnologías de la información y comunicación) y comercio electrónico en las empresas. INE.

ICT in households(2). Aragon, 2017.

Aragon Spain
Unit: number of dwellings and percentage.
80,1
Dwellings Computer
78,4
Total dwellings 480.654
Internet
84,9
83,4
With any kind of computer 80,1 83,9
Broad Band
With access to the internet 84,9 82,7

With broad band connection (ADSL, etc.) 83,9 Line phone

84,9
77,6
With land line telephone 84,9
Movil 97,5
With mobile telephone 97,5 phone 97,4

(2)
Data from dwellings with at least one member aged 16 to 74 years old.
Source: Encuesta sobre Equipamiento y uso de TIC (tecnologías de la información y comunicación) en los hogares. INE.

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