World Bank Group data on Malaysia's technology base, including research and development, scientific publications, high-technology exports, and intellectual property metrics. The dataset aggregates indicators from sources like UNESCO, the U.S. National Science Board, and the World Intellectual Property Organization. It was last updated on 2026-04-28.
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 data
- Evaluating intellectual property activity based on patents and trademarks data
- Modeling technology transfer flows based on royalty and license fees data
Strengths
- License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse with attribution.
- Data is sourced from authoritative institutions like UNESCO and the World Bank.
- Last updated on 2026-04-28, suggesting recent maintenance.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank Group, aggregating data from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, U.S. National Science Board, UN Statistics Division, IMF, and World Intellectual Property Organization.
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled from official national and international statistical reports.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-28 09:55:49.283492; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Malaysia