Innovation and Technology Policy

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.

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.

Joint OECD-Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs Conference on Globalisation and Open Innovation

on 06-Dec-2006

This conference was held in the Hague, the Netherlands, to examine trends in globalisation and an "open and networked" model of innovation as well as implications for policy. The conference programme, policy issues paper and conference presentations are available at the link above.

Conference "Intellectual Property as an Economic Asset: Key Issues in Valuation and Exploitation", Berlin (Germany)

from 30-Jun-2005 to 01-Jul-2005

This conference, held in Berlin, provided a platform for international experts in the field of IP valuation and exploitation to review current motivations and practices for patent valuation and exploitation across industry sectors and examine ways in which public and private sector organisations can improve the effectiveness of the system of IP valuation and exploitation.

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.

Just Published

This new publication examines what drives companies to collaborate on R&D with international partners and how global networks fit into overall business strategies.

Open Innovation in Global Networks