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21-Jun-2007
This September 2006 workshop, held in Ottawa, Canada, examined best practice examples and identified potential strategies to solve the under-representation of women in SET. Programmes and outcomes were assessed, including lessons that can be learned from current projects and initiatives.
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21-Jun-2007
The impact of offshoring on the labour market has become one of the major issues of concern to policy makers and public opinion. This publication provides new insights into offshoring, which has become a fact of life for business, and describes the wide-ranging effects that offshoring can have on domestic employment--the positive, as well as the negative.
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21-Jun-2007
This publication brings together OECD data on the globalisation of value chains, including the rise of outsourcing/offshoring. After examining how OECD countries are affected by the globalisation of production, the report discusses costs and benefits of globalisation with an emphasis on employment and productivity. It then analyses how globalisation impacts the competitiveness of OECD countries, highlighting the need for an effective innovation strategy. Summary brochure also available.
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15-Jun-2007
This new STI Working Paper (2007/4) aims to capture current inventive activities in nanotechnologies based on the analysis of patent applications to the European Patent Office (EPO).
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13-Jun-2007
Embodied in a new OECD Recommendation, the framework reflects a commitment by governments to improve their domestic frameworks for privacy law enforcement to better enable their authorities to co-operate with foreign authorities, as well as to provide mutual assistance to one another in the enforcement of privacy laws.
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22-May-2007
This publication presents the proceedings of an international workshop, held in South Africa, that addressed how international co-operation in science and technology can further the three inter-related aspects (economic, social and environmental) of the development process. The workshop focused on good practices in international S&T partnerships, specifically in the areas of water and energy.
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22-May-2007
This review assesses the governance of Luxembourg’s innovation system and suggests the reforms needed to ensure that additional public investment in R&D will yield the expected economic and social benefits.
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21-May-2007
The services sector makes an important contribution to employment growth, productivity and innovation in OECD countries. This document looks specifically at business support services and their strong linkages with other sectors. It aims to identify factors, institutions and policies that affect the delivery of business support services and that could enhance growth prospects more broadly. It focuses mainly on issues related to productivity, standardisation and regulation, and trade.
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04-May-2007
These recommendations are intended to promote data access and sharing among researchers, research institutions, and national research agencies, while at the same time taking into account the various national laws, research policies and organisational structures of OECD member countries.
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23-Apr-2007
Over the past year, the number of broadband subscribers in the OECD increased 26% from 157 million in December 2005 to 197 million in December 2006. This growth increased broadband penetration rates in the OECD from 13.5 in December 2005 to 16.9 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants one year later.
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