Innovation and technology policy

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.

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).

Etudes de cas sectorielles sur l'innovation

Le groupe de travail de l'OCDE sur les Politiques de la technologie et de l'innovation (TIP) a lancé un projet d'études de cas sur les modèles d'innovation dans trois domaines différents: l'énergie, la biotechnologie pharmaceutique et les activités de services à fort contenu de savoir (KISA).

Empirical Research on Changing Business R&D Strategies

on 08-Oct-2002

Businesses have changed the way they organise and conduct R&D. This workshop reviewed empirical research under way in several OECD countries to examine these changes, their motivations, and the effectiveness of government financial support to business R&D.

Joint Mexico-OECD Conference on International Public/Private Partnerships for Innovation, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 2-3 December 2002

from 02-Dec-2002 to 03-Dec-2002

This international conferece is jointly organised by the CONCACYT (National Council on Science and Technology) of Mexico and the OECD, in collaboration with the U.S. National Academy of Science.

Expert Workshop for the Focus Group on Innovation and IPRs

on 17-Oct-2002

An expert's workshop will be held in the Hague to discuss the conclusions of a year long study by Member Countries of the IP and licensing strategies of their public research organisations.

OECD Conference on National Innovation Systems

from 15-Oct-2001 to 16-Oct-2001

Vienna, 15-16 October 2001. Jointly organised with the Austrian government. This conference is part of the efforts to take stock of the policy conclusions of the NIS work and to screen, review and assess policy initiatives stemming from a systems oriented view.

TIP Workshop on Public / Private Partnerships for Innovation

on 10-Dec-2001

This workshop is organised by the OECD in collaboration with the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.

Innovation

Getting a head start on tomorrow

The OECD Innovation Strategy