Industry Issues

Informal Expert meeting of the Special Negotiating Group - March 2004

from 01-Mar-2004 to 02-Mar-2004

This informal brainstorming meeting was held on 1-2 March 2004.

5th Meeting of the Special Negotiating Group - March 2004

from 29-Mar-2004 to 30-Mar-2004

Next meeting of the Special Negotiating Group will take place in Paris on 29-30 March 2004.

Meeting of the Special Negotiating Group - May 2004

from 27-May-2004 to 28-May-2004

The meeting will take place at the OECD Headquarters on 27-28 May 2004.

Meeting of the Sub-group on Supply and Demand - December 2003

from 01-Nov-2003 to 01-Oct-2003

Meeting to take place in Paris, on 1st December 2003.

CIBE/ICCP Forum on ICT and Business Performance, 1 October 2003

CIBE and the Committee on Information, Communications and Communications and Computer Policy (ICCP) held a joint forum to identify effective policies for diffusing information technology to business. See link above for a summary of the forum.Powerpoint presentations were given by Claudia Loebbecke, Andrew Watson, Chris Gavin and Dennis Weller.

Capacity Working Group and Disciplines Study Group Meetings: 6-10 October 2003

The Capacity Working Group continued with its review of steel industry developments in economies participating in High-Level steel initiative. The session was followed by a meeting of the Disciplines Study Group (DSG), on 8-10 October.

Subsequent DSG meetings have been tentatively scheduled for February and April 2004. 

Forum conjoint CIEE/PIIC sur les TIC et les performances des entreprises, 1 octobre 2003

Le CIEE et le PIIC (Comité de la politique de l'information, de l'informatique et des communications) ont tenus un forum conjoint dont l'objectif est d'identifier les politiques efficaces en matière de diffusion des technologies informatiques dans les entreprises. Voici le résumé du forum. Des présentations ont été données par Claudia Loebbecke, Andrew WatsonChris Gavin  and Dennis Weller .

OECD/JRC Workshop on Composite Indicators of Country Performance: Summary

on 12-May-2003

The OECD and the EC are assessing methodologies for constructing composite indicators of country performance in different policy areas. The Workshop on 12 May 2003 made a start towards developing quality guidelines for composites.

Workshop on Micro-Polices for Entrepreneurship: Summary

on 11-Apr-2003

As part of the project on Micro-Policies for Growth, effective entrepreneurship policies are being identified and better firm-level data is being developed. The Workshop on 11 April 2003 in Finland advanced these efforts.

Forum conjoint CIEE/PIIC sur les TIC et les performances des entreprises, 1er octobre 2003

on 01-Oct-2003

Le CIEE et le PIIC (Comité de la politique de l'information, de l'informatique et des communications) tiendront un forum conjoint dont l'objectif est d'identifier les politiques efficaces en matière de diffusion des technologies informatiques dans les entrperises.

STI Scoreboard

Over 200 graphs provide a comprehensive picture of countries' performance in science, technology and innovation.

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2007

Editor's Choice

A comprehensive review of key trends in science, technology and innovation policy including statistics on R&D funding, patents, researchers and other indicators of innovative performance.

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2006