Industry Issues

CIBE Forum on New Patterns of Industrial Production in a Global Economy, 25 March 2004

15-Jan-2004

This forum was chaired by Peter Marsh of the Financial Times. It reviewed new global business models characterised by outsourcing, offshoring and multi-tier supply chains and the policy implications.

Please click on link to see the programme and on the speaker's names to see their presentations.

Fostering Entrepreneurship

30-Jul-2003

OECD countries are compared here on performance statistics relating to "Fostering firm creation and entrepreneurship" and related policy areas for reveiw are identified.

Major Steel-producing Economies Make Progress on Elements of a Steel Subsidies Agreement

18-Jul-2003

Senior government officials from major steel-producing economies convened a sixth High-Level Meeting on steel at the OECD in Paris on 18 July (i) to discuss significant industry, market and policy developments, and (ii) to advance work on a proposed steel agreement to discipline subsidies. They agreed that work on the elements of a possible agreement had made substantial progress and that efforts should be made to continue work on an expedited basis in 2003 and 2004.

New Shipbuilding Agreement

11-Feb-2003

The OECD Council has agreed that negotiations should commence as soon as possible on a new shipbuilding agreement to deal with government support measures (including direct subsidies) and pricing and other practices that distort the shipbuilding market.

Examens par les pairs des politiques de capital-risque

29-Jan-2003

Des examens des performances et des politiques de capital-risque sont en cours dans certains pays membres et non membres de l'OCDE. Ils relèvent du suivi du projet des micro-politiques en faveur de la croissance et de la productivité. Actuellement disponibles : Canada, Corée, Royaume-UniIsraël, SuèdeDanemark, Etats-Unis, NorvègeEspagne le Portugal  et le document de synthèse Trends and Policy Recommendations (anglais seulement)..

STI Scoreboard

Over 200 graphs provide a comprehensive picture of countries' performance in science, technology and innovation.

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2007

Editor's Choice

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