World Bank Group data aggregates indicators on Canada's technology base, including research and development, patents, and high-technology exports. Sources include UNESCO, the U.S. National Science Board, and the World Intellectual Property Organization. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-27.
Use Cases
- Benchmarking national R&D investment levels based on research and development data
- Analyzing trends in scientific output based on scientific and technical journal articles
- Assessing economic competitiveness based on high-technology exports and royalty fees
- Tracking innovation activity based on patents and trademarks data
Strengths
- License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse with attribution
- Compiles data from multiple authoritative sources like UNESCO and IMF
- Last updated on 2026-04-27, suggesting recent data
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group, aggregating data from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, U.S. National Science Board, UN Statistics Division, IMF, and WIPO
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled from official national and international statistical reports
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-27 22:31:29.056677
- Geography
- Canada