Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) R&D statistics in this collection report full-time equivalent manpower by sector using the official headcount and FTE conventions in the catalogue description. The CSV Research and Development Manpower Full Time Equivalence by Sector dataset covers annual series from 2010 through 2018 for innovation policy analysis. Researchers, technicians, and supporting staff—including degree-qualified RSEs and postgraduate students—are classified per A*STAR survey definitions. Users comparing sectors should consult the linked A*STAR publications for methodological detail.
R&D manpower comprises all persons directly employed on R&D and those providing direct services. It includes persons who are mainly or partially engaged in R&D. The Survey’s reporting convention for the headcount of those engaged in R&D is the number of persons as at the last day of the one year reporting period. One full-time equivalence (FTE) unit may be thought of as one person-year. A person who spends 30% of his time on R&D and the rest on other activities during the one-year reporting period should be considered as 0.3 FTE. If a fulltime R&D worker is employed for only six months during the one year reporting period, this results in a 0.5 FTE R&D manpower comprises the three occupation groups defined and described below: researchers; technicians; and other supporting staff. Researchers are further sub-classified as follows: * Research scientists and engineers (RSEs) comprise the researchers, excluding the fulltime postgraduate research students, who hold formal qualifications at the university degree level. RSEs are classified into three subcategories according to the highest level of the formal qualifications: PhD; master degree; and bachelor degree. * Non-degree researchers comprise the researchers, excluding the full-time postgraduate research students, who hold formal qualifications below the university degree level. * Full-time postgraduate research students (FPGRSs). For more information, please refer to https://www.a-star.edu.sg/News-and-Events/publications
Agency for Science, Technology and Research CSV of research and development manpower full-time equivalence (FTE) in Singapore from 2010 through 2018 by sector and type of R&D manpower. Innovation policy analysts compare research capacity across public and private research settings using standardised FTE measures.