Editing Frascati Manual (section)

== Use ==
The definitions provided in the Frascati Manual have been adopted by many governments and serve as a common language for discussions of science and technology policy and [[economic development]] policy. Originally an OECD standard, it has become an acknowledged standard in [[R&D]] studies all over the world and is widely used by various organisations associated with the [[United Nations]] and [[European Union]].  As of 2000, approximately 75% of countries used this method to share information about their budgets.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NrtbZ9RjG-EC&pg=PA190|title=Measurement and Statistics on Science and Technology: 1920 to the Present|last=Godin|first=Benoit|date=2005|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=9780415341042|pages=190|language=en}}</ref>

Over the past 40 years, the [[NESTI group]] has developed a series of documents, known as the "Frascati Family", that includes manuals on R&D (Frascati Manual), [[innovation]] ([[Oslo Manual]]), [[human resources]] (Canberra Manual), technology, balance of payments, and [[patents]] as [[Economic indicator|indicators]] of science and technology.