The amount of R&D related to information and communication technology (ICT) and computer and electronic manufacturing in business enterprise in-house R&D has been growing over time as the economy has increasingly transitioned to a more digital economy. Together these two sectors now account for about 46% of total business enterprise in-house R&D and in-house R&D spending normally represents about two thirds of business sector R&D funding.
Statistics Canada. Table 27-10-0273-01 Gross domestic expenditures on research and development, by science type and by funder and performer sector (x 1,000,000)
