Abbreviations and acronyms

CIS 

Community Innovation Survey

FUA

Functional Urban Areas

MR-L

Large metropolitan region

MR-M

Medium-sized metropolitan region

NMR-M

Non-Metropolitan region with access to large metropolitan region

NMR-S

Non-Metropolitan region with access to small or medium city

NMR-R

Non-Metropolitan remote region

NESTI

National Experts on Science and Technology Indicators

R&D

Research and Development

SME

Small and Medium-sized Enterprise

STI

Science, Technology and Innovation

TL2

OECD Territorial Level 2 (large regions)

TL3

OECD Territorial Level 3 (small regions)

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