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OECD launches project on counterfeiting and piracy
29-Aug-2005
The OECD has initiated a three-phase project to examine counterfeiting and piracy. The first phase will cover the manufacture of products (i.e., tangible items) that infringe trademarks, patents, copyrights or design rights. The second phase will cover digital piracy, while the third will address other forms of infringement of intellectual property (i.e., notable geographical indications). The project will be carried out during 2005-2007.
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21-Jun-2005
To improve the basis for future economic growth and address the rapid globalisation of OECD economies, the services sector will need to do better than is currently the case. But how can services performance be improved? And which factors and policies are the most important? This report provides an overview of the role of services in economic performance, and the factors that affect services sector performance.
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16-Jun-2005
This review of 14 case studies of large international services firms shows that three factors are common to their success, and highlights the importance of factors internal to a firm: notably, organisation of work, entrepreneurial management, motivation of workers and company culture, although these can differ considerably between companies.
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25-May-2005
Statistical data for 2004
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25-May-2005
Statistical data for 2004.
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11-Feb-2005
The service sector accounts for about 70% of aggregate production and employment in OECD economies and continues to grow. Countries differ, however, in the role and performance of the service sector. This paper examines the performance of the services sector across OECD countries.
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16-Dec-2004
Quarterly data on shipbuilding.
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29-Jun-2004
In 2003, world steel consumption increased by 6.6 % compared to 2002, and further increases by 6 % in 2004 and 5 % in 2005 are expected.
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15-Jun-2004
As part of the project on Micro-Policies for Growth and Productivity, the Committee for Industry and Business Environment (CIBE) is conducting peer reviews of policies for enhancing human capital and realising its potential, specifically on developing highly skilled workers for future industry needs. Reviews of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden are available.
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26-May-2004
Data are now available.
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A comprehensive review of key trends in science, technology and innovation policy including statistics on R&D funding, patents, researchers and other indicators of innovative performance.
OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2006
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