Long abstract

About Statistics Publications & Documents Information by Country

The OECD STI Scoreboard 2009 illustrates and analyses a wide set of indicators of science, technology, globalisation and industrial performance in OECD and major non-OECD countries (notably Brazil, Russian Federation, India, Indonesia, China and South Africa). It includes the latest figures for research and development (R&D), foreign direct investments, risk capital and technology-related trade.

Indicators are organised around five key issues:
• responding to the economic crisis,
• targeting new growth areas,
• competing in the world economy,
• connecting to global research,
• investing in the knowledge economy.

By providing a complete set of indicators for policy analysis, the OECD STI Scoreboard has become a widely used reference which combines statistical rigour with easy access and readability. The key findings are presented in a user-friendly format alongside figures highlighting the relative performance of countries. In addition, brief technical notes provide further methodological details on the indicators, along with links to useful references and data sources.