Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/126848 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
PIDS Discussion Paper Series No. 2011-15
Publisher: 
Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), Makati City
Abstract: 
In this paper, results of the 2009 Survey of Innovation Activities are described and discussed. The term innovation, traditionally associated with research and development, has evolved to mean the implementation of new or significantly improved goods and services, production process, marketing, or organizational methods in a firm. Innovation data gathered in the survey help better understand innovation and its relation to economic growth, and provide indicators for benchmarking national performance. Results of the survey suggest that more than half of sampled firms are innovators, with larger firms innovating more than smaller ones. Firms vary in innovation activity by study areas. Effects of innovation are largely customer-driven. Firms suggest cost factors to be the most important barrier to innovation. Government support is found to be limited, particularly for product innovations, to medium-sized firms. Knowledge and cooperation networks for innovation are rather weak. Firms do not access technical assistance from the government and research institutions. Cooperation is also low between the establishments and academe. Firms tend to cooperate more with establishments within their enterprise, their customers and suppliers. The results point to the need to articulate the innovation strategy to firms, and to improve information dissemination on programs available to assist firms. Networking, linkages, and collaboration among the government, industry associations, and universities and research institutions must be also be further enhanced.
Subjects: 
innovation
Philippines
process innovation
small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
documentary stamp tax
stock market transactions
tax elasticity
product innovation
organizational innovation
marketing innovation
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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