OECD Breakfast Series: Developing Global Strategies for Combating Identity Theft

on 05-May-2008

The OECD Washington Center regularly holds OECD Breakfast Series events to promote OECD work, and to give the Washington audience a chance to interact with OECD officials.  The presentation will provide information on developments and trends, focusing in particular on the growing use of the Internet to conduct ID crime. Efforts to combat the theft will be described, as will policy guidance that was recently approved by the OECD's Committee on Consumer Policy. The discussants will provide further insights on how issues are affecting consumers in Canada and the United States.

OECD launches public consultations on draft guidelines for human biobanks and genetic research databases

from 04-Apr-2008 to 16-May-2008

The OECD is inviting comments on its draft Guidelines for Human Biobanks and Genetic Research Databases, which offer principles and best practices for the establishment, governance, management and use of human biobanks and genetic research databases. The invitation to comment is open to all interested parties. Comments may be submitted until 30 May.

Expert workshop on public sector information

from 04-Feb-2008 to 05-Feb-2008

This expert workshop was designed to provide analysis and insights into the measurement and impacts of public sector information access and use.

OECD Business Symposium on Open Innovation in Global Networks

from 25-Feb-2008 to 26-Feb-2008

Today, open innovation and globalisation are fast redefining the way businesses develop and source knowledge to innovate.  But how are companies doing this in practice?

Presentation of the main findings of the first OECD review of the national innovation system of China

on 05-Dec-2007

In co-operation with the OECD, the Federal Public Service of Foreign Affairs of Belgium is organising a presentation of the main findings of the forthcoming OECD review of China’s innovation policy on 5 December in Brussels.

Workshop on Tax Incentives for Business R&D in OECD Countries: Comparisons and Evaluations

on 10-Dec-2007

Tax incentives for business R&D have become one of the main instruments of innovation policy in OECD as well as non-OECD countries like China. How effective are these incentives? What is their impact on business R&D spending and innovation? How do they compare to subsidies and other forms of public support to business R&D? Participation is limited and by invitation only. Please contact Mario.Cervantes@oecd.org

OECD-MOST conference and international business symposium, Beijing

from 27-Aug-2007 to 28-Aug-2007

This conference launched the synthesis report of the first OECD review on Chinese national innovation system (NIS). Based on the findings of the synthesis report, a high-level international business symposium took place back-to-back with the conference to address the issue of globalisation of R&D.

OECD Conference on Innovation in the Software Sector (Cacéres, Spain)

from 29-Nov-2007 to 30-Nov-2007

This conference will consider innovation in the software sector from an economic perspective, taking into account the factors that drive innovation, including key framework conditions.

First-ever international policy forum on the participative web (Ottawa, Canada)

on 03-Oct-2007

Experts and thinkers from leading companies, research institutes, citizen groups and the public sector set out their vision of the next-generation Internet, its enhanced interactivity, and how users, business, scientists, citizen groups and governments will exploit its new possibilities. This event also featured a live conference blog, webcast and other remote participation tools.

Workshop on Innovation Indicators for Policy Making and Impact Assessment

on 13-Jun-2007

Do we have the right set of indicators to measure the outcomes and impacts of innovation? To what questions about the impacts of R&D and innovation would policy makers like the data to give an answer? What extra insights on innovation do we gain by linking different surveys and datasets? This workshop to be held in Paris will address these and other questions and discuss the implications for future OECD work in this area.

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