Greater access to data also has beneficial spill-overs, whereby data can be used and re-used to open up significant growth opportunities, or to generate benefits across society in ways that could not be foreseen when the data were created. In this sense, data are the new' “R&D” for 21st century innovation systems. The share of businesses adopting ICTs is (20% to up to 70%) higher among innovators, depending on the year, the type of ICTs and the type of innovation considered.