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National Survey of R&D 2013

40,000 60
35,000
30,000 50.91 48.79 48.73 49.92
25,000 33.93
50

40.91 27,137
26,167
35.83 37.65 40
32,890
33.70 34,522 Proportion (%)

Headcount 35,938
37,814
37,566
37,691

20,000 30

15,000 5,996 14,817 7,162 12,864 20
10,000 11,794 11,859 18,578 10
5,097
5,000 9,925 8,275

0 0
2000
2002 2004 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Year

Female Researchers Male Researchers Proportion of Female R&D Researchers

Figure 3.10: Headcount of Researchers by Gender, 2000-2012

3.3.4 Researchers’ Intensity and Full-Time Equivalence

Figure 3.11 reflected R&D researchers’ intensity and full-time equivalence (FTE) from 2000 to
2012. FTE was the amount of time spent by the researchers on R&D activities conducted by the
agencies/institutes or companies. FTE of research personnel had steadily increased from 2000
to 2012, excluding the year 2006 where FTE decreased from 17,886.59 in 2005 to 13,415.90.
The FTE for 2012 was reported at 62,806.81, which was a significant increase from 57,404.89 in
the previous year. The FTE of researchers was the highest (52,052.25) followed by technicians
(4,733.61) and support staffs (6,020.95).

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