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Statistics on research personnel,along with those on R&D expenditures,is another effective indicator of the extent of research activities.Personnel engaged in R&D 14) can be classified as researchers and support personnel(assistant re-search workers,technicians,and clerical and other supporting personnel).
Note14)Research personnel:"Report on the Survey of Research
and Development"compiled by the Statistics Bureau classifies personnel engaged
in R&D as follows.(2002revision)
Researcher:Persons who hold a university degree(or persons who
have equivalent or greater knowledge in their specialty),who are engaged in research
activities in their own chosen subject."Researchers"as used herein,refers
only to full-time researchers,and excludes those who also perform other duties
in addition to research.
Assistant research workers:persons who assist researchers and
who are engaged in research activities under their direction and who have the
possibility of becoming researchers in the future.
Technicians:Persons,other than researchers and assistant research
workers,who are engaged in technical services related to research activities
under the guidance and supervision of researchers and assistant research workers.
Clerical and other supporting personnel:Excepting those mentioned
above,persons who are engaged in miscellaneous activities,clerical work,accounting,etc.relating
to research activities.Japanese statistics on persons engaged in R&D are
as of April1of the appropriate year up to2001and as of March31for2002.)
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