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A household usually consists of people who live in a common dwelling, share a budget or food, or both. Households change over time: when a child grows up and becomes financially independent, he or she leaves one household and starts a new one. The same dwelling can also accommodate several households. A person living alone forms a single-person household. Thus, the number of households does not equal the number of families. How many households are there in Estonia and what characterises them? People are increasingly living alone or in smaller households. The statistics help to understand the

The purpose of research and development (R&D) is to acquire new knowledge or use existing knowledge in a novel way. R&D means, for example, the improvement of a product or work process. R&D ends when the main product is developed and the focus is shifted to production planning or market expansion. The main features of R&D are novelty, creativity, ambiguity, systematicity and transferability. Novelty means discovering something new, and with that goal in mind, researchers carry out studies at universities and research institutes. In business, novelty refers to new discoveries or technologies

Research and development (R&D) aim at acquiring new knowledge or using existing knowledge in a novel way. For example, it is the improvement of a product or work process. R&D ends when the main product is developed and the focus is shifted to production planning or market expansion. The main features of R&D are novelty, creativity, ambiguity, systematicity and transferability. Novelty means discovering something new, and with that goal in mind, researchers carry out studies at universities and research institutes. In business, novelty refers to new discoveries or technologies that have not

The focus of the global goal “Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure” is infrastructure development, industrialisation and innovation, which are three important pillars of economic growth. If action in these areas is resilient, inclusive and sustainable, economic growth will support sustainable development. The 2030 Agenda targets include increasing the share of industry in employment and GDP; this indicator should double in the least developed countries. The agenda lays down improving access to financial services, raising efficiency in environmentally sound use of natural resources