Technicians in R&D and equivalent staff are people whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in engineering, physical and life sciences (technicians), or social sciences and humanities (equivalent staff). They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers.
2000 | 2005 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | |
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Iceland | 2,266.9 | 1,868.2 | 1,639.5 | 2,100.9 | 2,371.5 | ||
Switzerland | 2,320.9 | 2,682.8 | 2,935.2 | 2,619.7 |