| 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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