Web Resources for Developing an Index

One of the more popular sections of the SSTI Weekly Digest — according to our annual surveys of readers — are the periodic useful stats, which point to or present comparative statistics across cities or states. Fortunately, because we try to standardize the information for more meaningful interpretation, several of these tables provide useful data for developing a local or state innovation index. The following webpage provides a list of all 56 useful stats articles and tables included in SSTI Weekly Digest since the series began in May 2000: http://www.ssti.org/Digest/Indices/usefulstats.htm

Additional links that can be helpful in compiling data for innovation indices and that are frequently used in the indices cited in this issue are:.

• EconData.Net - http://www.econdata.net
• SSTI Index Page - http://www.ssti.org/Digest/Indices/indices.htm
• EPSCoR Program State Data Pages - http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/epscor/statistics/start.cfm

General Data

• Population Estimates - Census Bureau - http://eire.census.gov/popest/estimates.php
• High Technology Definition by Bureau of Labor Statistics - http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/1999/06/art3abs.htm
• Wages and Earnings from Bureau of Labor Statistics - http://stats.bls.gov/bls/wages.htm
• Regional Accounts Data - http://www.bea.gov/bea/regional/spi/
• Gross State Products -     http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/regional/gsp/

Education

• Census Bureau Education Data - http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/education.html
• US Department of Education - http://www.ed.gov/topics/topicsTier2.jsp?top=Research+%26+Stats&type=T&subtop=Statistics
• Education By Field of Training, Census Bureau - http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/fld-of-trn.html

Business Environment

• US Patent and Trade Office - http://www.uspto.gov/
• Technology Fast 500 Companies - http://www.dttus.com/fast500/
• Inc 500 Companies - http://www.inc.com/inc500/

R&D and research funding

• National Science Foundation, Federal Funds for Research and Development - http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/fedfunds/start.htm
• National Science Foundation, National Patterns of R&D Resources - http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/nprdr/start.htm
• ATP funding - http://www.atp.nist.gov
• SBIR and STTR Funding - http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/sbir/

Venture Capital

• Venture Capital - http://www.ventureeconomics.com/ or http://www.nvca.org

Connectivity

• Households with Computers - http://www.bls.census.gov/cps/computer/computer.htm
• A Nation Online - http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/dn/index.html