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19-Mar-2010
This new working paper first reviews the evidence concerning the relationship between innovation and entrepreneurship. It then turns to understanding the consequences of market cycles for these activities and the implications of the economic crisis, and discusses implications for the growing number of government programmes that seek to encourage financing for entrepreneurs and venture capital.
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19-Mar-2010
The OECD uses a “basket” methodology to compare retail prices of telecommunication services across countries. The methodology is used to compare the price of a defined consumption pattern of telecommunication services across operators in OECD countries. The baskets are reviewed and revised periodically as consumption patterns change. This 2009 revision to the basket composition is the result of discussions among operators and regulators and will serve as the basis for price comparisons for several years.
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18-Mar-2010
The OECD’s wireless broadband methodology is a new structure for measuring and comparing the number of wireless/mobile broadband subscriptions across countries. The methodology is the result of several rounds of contributions and discussions among member countries and telecommunication firms. The new indicator will assist in informing policy makers and other stakeholders in this increasingly important market segment.
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27-Jan-2010
The Honourable Michael Kirby has been selected by EPIC as the 2010 recipient of the International Privacy Champion Award. Justice Kirby was recognised for his leading role in the development of the OECD Privacy Guidelines in 1980. This year the OECD is marking the 30th anniversary of the Guidelines with a series of events, in preparation for a review in 2011 to assess whether the Guidelines need to be revised. The award was announced on 28 January - a key date in the privacy calendar for raising awareness about privacy issues with events held throughout Europe and North America.
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12-Jan-2010
Sensor networks play an important role in tackling environmental challenges. Sensor applications in smart power grids, smart buildings and smart industrial processes make significant contributions to more efficient resource use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants. This report gives an overview of sensor technologies and applications, and quantifies their environmental impacts.
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04-Jan-2010
Facilitating the mobilisation, sharing, or exchange of patents is important to promote innovation. Analysis of the functions, business models, and activities of IP specialist firms which organise the circulation of patented inventions is the central topic of the research in this working paper.
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18-Dec-2009
The collection and analysis of data on public biotechnology R&D expenditure and funding is highly relevant to policy decisions. The aim of these guidelines is to propose a harmonised approach for the collection and analysis of biotechnology R&D statistics in the government and higher education sectors.
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15-Dec-2009
This new working paper investigates the characteristics, functioning and incidence of pre-emptive patenting, defined as patent filings whose main effect is to hamper the grant of other patents.
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30-Nov-2009
The software sector is innovative, but also a vital element in much of the innovation in other sectors according to this new OECD publication. Human capital is a critical factor for promotion of innovation in the software sector, and efforts to promote education and training in support of software innovation may yield benefits beyond the bounds of the sector. The book puts a spotlight on innovation across the software universe, setting out key issues and highlighting policy perspectives.
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24-Nov-2009
Innovation has become a key factor for economic growth, but how does the process take place at the level of individual firms? This book presents the main results of the OECD Innovation Microdata Project, which was the first large-scale effort to exploit firm-level data from innovation surveys across 20 countries in an internationally harmonised way, with a view to addressing common analytical questions.
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