Proportion of enterprises in North East that are innovation active
The UK Innovation Survey (UKIS) provides the main source of information on business innovation in the UK. The survey consists of a nationally representative sample of businesses with 10 or more employees. It does not survey businesses in agriculture, public sector administration, education or health. Businesses in the arts, entertainment, recreation and personal service sectors are also excluded. It includes data at a regional level, with the North East region including the North East and Tees Valley LEP areas.
The UK definition of innovation is based on an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) definition. According to this, innovation includes any of the following activities:
For the purposes of the survey:
The latest UKIS data was released in 2020 and covers 2016-18. In that period:
between 2012-14 and 2016-18:
Source: UK Innovation Survey 2019: Table 1 (BEIS, last updated: July 2020)
Data information: Based on regional data, the North East region includes the North East and Tees Valley LEP areas
Source: UK Innovation Survey 2019: Table 1 (BEIS, last updated: July 2020)
Data information: Based on regional data, the North East region includes the North East and Tees Valley LEP areas
An enterprise is defined as innovation active if it is engaged in any of the following activities:
Source: UK Innovation Survey: Table 1 (BEIS, last updated: July 2020)
Data information: Based on regional data, the North East region includes the North East and Tees Valley LEP areas. According to the OECD, innovation includes:
1. The introduction of a new or significantly improved product (good or service) or process;
2. Engagement in innovation projects not yet complete, scaled back, or abandoned;
3. New and significantly improved forms of organisation, business structures or practices, and marketing concepts or strategies;
4. Investment activities in areas such as internal research and development, training, acquisition of external knowledge or machinery and equipment linked to innovation activities.
Innovation active businesses have engaged in any of the activities in points 1 to 3, broader innovators have engaged in those in points 1 to 4, wider innovators have engaged in the activities in point 3.
Source: UK Innovation Survey: Table 1 (BEIS, last updated: July 2020)
Data information: Based on regional data, the North East region includes the North East and Tees Valley LEP areas.
Product innovation involves bringing to the market or into use by business, new and improved products, including both tangible goods and the provision of services.
Process innovation involves significant changes in the way that goods or services are produced or provided.