S&E Indicators 2008

Science and Engineering Indicators, published by the National Science Board, provides a broad base of quantitative information on the U.S. and international science and engineering enterprise.
Contents

* About Science and Engineering Indicators
* Overview
* Chapters
1. Elementary and Secondary Education
2. Higher Education in Science and Engineering
3. Science and Engineering Labor Force
4. Research and Development: Funds and Technology Linkages
5. Academic Research and Development
6. Industry, Technology, and the Global Marketplace
7. Science and Technology: Public Attitudes and Understanding
8. State Indicators
* Tables
* Figures
* Appendix Tables

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Korea: U.S. Royalties and Fees From Trade in Technical Knowledge

Another Asian country, South Korea, is the second largest consumer of U.S. technology sold as intellectual property, accounting for nearly 14 percent of U.S. receipts in 1999. South Korea has been a major consumer of U.S. technological know-how since 1988, when it accounted for 5.5 percent of U.S. receipts. South Korea\'s share rose to 10.7 percent in 1990 and reached its highest level, 17.3 percent, in 1995.
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Industry, Technology and the Global Marketplace

Industry, Technology and the Global Marketplace
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U.S. Technology in the Marketplace

The Importance of High-Technology Industries
Share of World Markets
Global Competitiveness of Individual Industries
Exports by High-Technology Industries
Competition in the Home Market
U.S. Trade Balance in Technology Products
Importance of Advanced Technology Product Trade to Overall U.S. Trade
U.S. Royalties and Fees Generated From Intellectual Property

Most countries acknowledge a symbiotic relationship between investment in S&T and success in the marketplace: S&T support competitiveness in international trade, and commercial success in the global marketplace provides the resources needed to support new S&T. Consequently, the nation\'s economic health is a performance measure for the national investment in R&D and in science and engineering (S&E).

U.S. Royalties and Fees From All Transactions

The United States is a net exporter of technology sold as intellectual property, although the gap between imports and exports narrowed during the late 1990s. During the first half of the 1990s, royalties and fees received from foreign firms have been an average of three times the amount U.S. firms pay foreigners to access their technology. Between 1996 and 1998, receipts plateaued at about $3.5 billion. In 1999, receipts totaled nearly $3.6 billion, little changed from the year before but still more than double that reported for 1987. (See figure 6-13 figure and appendix table 6-7.)

Japan is the world\'s largest consumer of U.S. technology sold as intellectual property, although its share declined significantly during the 1990s. In 1999, Japan accounted for about 30 percent of all such receipts. At its peak in 1993, Japan\'s share was 51 percent.

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Chapter 6: Industry, Technology, and the Global Marketplace: U.S. Technology in the Marketplace

The major industrialized countries continued to emphasize high-technology manufactures into the 1990s. (See figure 6-2 figure.) In 1998, high-technology manufactures were estimated at 16.6 percent of manufacturing output in the United States, 16.0 percent in Japan, 14.9 percent in the United Kingdom, 11.0 percent in France, and 9.0 percent in Germany.

Taiwan and South Korea typify how important R&D-intensive industries have become to newly industrialized economies. In 1980, high-technology manufactures accounted for less than 12 percent of Taiwan\'s total manufacturing output; this proportion jumped to 16.7 percent in 1989 and reached 25.6 percent in 1998. In 1998, high-technology manufacturing in South Korea (15.0 percent) accounted for about the same percentage of total output as in the United Kingdom (14.9 percent) and almost twice the percentage of total manufacturing output as in Germany (9.0 percent).

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