Workshop on Changing Supply and Demand for Science and Technology Professionals in a Globalised Economy

on 21-Apr-2005

In response to the 2004 OECD Science Ministerial, which asked the OECD to explore ways to help member countries foster the development of a mobile and diverse S&T workforce, this workshop addressed sources of new industrial demand for S&T graduates, improvement of the labour market for S&T professionals, and sought “good practices” to improve the match between the supply of S&T graduates and demand.

ICCP Committee Forum Session on Emerging Spam Issues

on 10-Mar-2005

A special half-day session of the OECD Committee for Information, Computer and Communications Policy was held on on emerging spam issues. Presentations are available on line.

Meeting of the Maritime Transport Committee - May 2005

from 26-May-2005 to 27-May-2005

Next meeting of the MTC will take place the OECD Headquarters.

Documents available from the Conference organised by the OECD, in co-operation with the IISI: 12-13 January 2005

Workshop on Measuring Behavioural Additionality, Vienna (Austria)

from 31-Jan-2005 to 01-Feb-2005

This workshop, organised in Vienna in co-operation with the Austrian "Plattform Fteval", aims to explore how government funding of business R&D influences the behaviour of firms and how such effects can best be measured and evaluated. It will draw on studies conducted in several OECD countries. Click on the link above to download the workshop agenda.

Sectoral Case Studies in Innovation

The OECD Working Party on Innovation and Technology Policy (TIP) has launched a project on Case Studies in Innovation that examines innovation patterns in three different fields: Energy, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Knowledge Intensive Service Activities (KISA).

Meeting of the Special Negotiating Group on Shipbuilding, February 2005

from 24-Feb-2005 to 25-Feb-2005

The meeting will take place at the OECD Headquarters in Paris.

Workshop on Services

from 15-Nov-2004 to 16-Nov-2004

Interest in the services sector is growing across OECD countries. To help address some of the major measurement challenges, the OECD organised a workshop on services on 15-16 November 2004. The above document gives the outcome of this workshop.

Steel Conference on 12-13 January 2005

from 12-Jan-2005 to 13-Jan-2005

On 12-13 January 2005, the OECD, in co-operation with the International Iron and Steel Institute hold a conference on The Outlook for Steel. The conference is an outgrowth of the High-Level work on steel that was initiated under the auspices of the OECD in September 2001.

Meeting of the Special Negotiating Group on Shipbuilding

from 29-Nov-2004 to 30-Nov-2004

The meeting will take place at the OECD Headquarters in Paris.