CIS : Community Innovation Survey - 2020

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Data description

The main topics covered in the 2020 CIS survey are as follows:
- strategy
- co-creation (active participation of the user in the development of a product) and customization (adaptation of a product at the request of users);
- intellectual property rights (patent filing, design registration etc.)
- presence of innovation by type of innovation (products, processes)
- turnover share from product or service innovations introduced between 2018 and 2020 
- expenditure associated with product and process innovation activities
- public funding (European and national)
- forms of cooperation for the development of innovations
- factors hampering innovation over the 2018-2020 period ;
- presence of innovations with environmental benefits.

Sector coverage

The companies belong to NACE Rev.2 divisions 05 to 81 (except for 75: Veterinarians). Legal category 7353 (Syndicat intercommunal à vocation unique (SIVU)) is excluded.

Within Section K of NAF rev2 (divisions 64, 65 and 66), the scope of mutuals was limited since CIS 2010.  Since the 2018 CIS, only the local units of certain banks, i.e. legal categories 5195 and 6595, are excluded.

Statistical unit

The interrogation unit is the enterprise (independent or profiled). As the interrogation unit is modified for tje 2020 CIS, an oversample consisting of legal units is drawn. The objective is to compare the answers of these legal units with those of the enterprise to which they belong. The results will only be published at the enterprise level.

Statistical population

The enterprises surveyed are enterprises established on French territory (metropolitan France and overseas departments including Mayotte), active on 31/12/2020 having had at least 6 months of activity, merchants, operators with 10 or more employees (in FTE). 

The companies belong to divisions 05 to 81 of the Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community (NACE rev.2, with the exception of 75: veterinary surgeons).  Within Section K of NACE rev.2 (Divisions 64, 65 and 66), sections 5195, 6595 are excluded.

Reference area

Territoire de la République française

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La période couverte par l'enquête CIS 2020 est une période de 3 ans, du 1er janvier 2018 au 31 décembre 2020. Certaines variables, financières notamment, portent uniquement sur l'année 2020.

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Comparability - geographical

Pour les comparaisons entre les pays de l'Union européenne, se référer aux indicateurs Eurostat.

• Eurostat data \ Community Innovation Survey \ Database (fr)

Comparability - over time and CC2. Length of comparable time series for U

The different vintages of the CIS surveys can be compared up to and including the 2016 CIS, modulo possible changes in question wording. The evolution of adjustment methods may affect certain developments at the margin. 

However, a break in the series is to be noted from the 2018 CIS onwards. Indeed, following the 4th edition of the Oslo manual, only two types of innovation are now defined from the 2018 CIS (products or processes including organization and marketing), compared to four for the 2016 CIS (products, processes, organization, marketing). Moreover, some questions previously asked only to innovative companies are now asked to all companies. It is therefore necessary to be vigilant on the comparison between the 2020 CIS or the 2018 CIS and previous surveys.

In addition, for the 2020 CIS, the interrogation unit is the enterprise (independant or profiled), rather than the legal unit, and certain questions are only asked to companies with 50 or more employees that are not part of the accommodation and catering sector (section I of NACE rev.2).

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Source data

Il n'existe pas d'autre source au sujet de l'innovation des entreprises en France. Le questionnaire CIS est la seule source à l'échelle nationale permettant d'avoir des données sur la fréquence de l'innovation et ses mécanismes.

Data compilation

Différentes étapes sont mises en œuvre afin de corriger les données :
- apurement
- redressement de la non réponse partielle
- calage
- winsorisation
Le détail des différentes étapes se trouve dans le document Méthodes et pratique des enquêtes entreprises à l'Insee (fr -- 12/09/2018)

• Methods and practice of business surveys at INSEE (pdf, fr)

Sample size

De l'ordre de 20 000 unités

Data collection documents

• Notice du questionnaire 2020 relatif à l'enquête capacité à innover et stratégie (pdf, fr)
• Questionnaire complet 2020 relatif à l'enquête capacité à innover et stratégie (pdf, fr)
• Questionnaire allégé 2020 relatif à l'enquête capacité à innover et stratégie (pdf, fr)
• Questionnaire UL 2020 relatif à l'enquête capacité à innover et stratégie (pdf, fr)

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Texte de référence méthodologique
Méthodes et pratique des enquêtes entreprises à l'Insee (fr -- 12/09/2018)

• Methods and practice of business surveys at INSEE (pdf, fr)

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2020 : https://doi.org/10.34724/CASD.47.4639.V1