S&T policy

OECD Patent Statistics Manual 2009

16-Feb-2009

Patent data are an outstanding resource for the study of technical change. Just published, this manual provides guiding principles for the use of patent data in S&T measurement, and recommendations for the compilation and interpretation of patent indicators in this context. 

Final report on Policy Issues Related to Scientific Research Collections

25-Feb-2009

Scientific collections are essential components of research infrastructures. They are critical to many areas of science, and allow scientists to address global interdisciplinary issues such as climate change. This report presents the findings and recommendations from two workshops, held in the Netherlands and the United States in 2007 and 2008, regarding the maintenance, utilisation and international coordination of scientific research collections. A follow up activity is now underway under the aegis of the GSF to develop a sustainable plan for a future international coordinating mechanism.

Innovation: A stocktaking of existing OECD work

03-Feb-2009

This working paper forms part of the first phase of work on the OECD Innovation Strategy. It draws on OECD work from the last 10 years to provide a broad overview of “what we know” about good policy practices for innovation.

Measuring China's Innovation System: National Specificities and International Comparisons

16-Jan-2009

This working paper discusses actors and resources in China's science and innovation system, science and technology performance, and general purpose technologies. It provided input to the recently published OECD Review of China's Innovation Policy. The annex to this paper assesses international comparability of China's S&T indicators.

Report on Roadmapping of Large Research Infrastructures

24-Dec-2008

Increasingly, the scientific and policymaking communities are collaborating in the preparation of roadmaps of large research infrastructures: strategic planning documents that identify, analyse and prioritise options for new projects.  The OECD report is based on an examination of some twenty recent roadmaps.  It focuses on the process through which they were prepared, and identifies key considerations and good practices that deserve the attention of anyone who is contemplating the undertaking of a new roadmapping exercise.

Encouraging Student Interest in Science and Technology Studies

07-Nov-2008

Are student enrolments in Science and Technology studies really going down?  What are the factors that affect students’ choices? What are the mechanisms that can be implemented to influence such choices?  This publication features findings and recommendations for the different stakeholders in S&T education (governments, scientific education community, business community…) and describes the main quantitative and qualitative aspects of this problem.

Open Innovation in Global Networks

07-Oct-2008

Businesses are increasingly internationalising their innovation activities and working with external partners. This new publication examines what drives companies to collaborate on R&D with international partners and how global networks fit into overall business strategies.

The Global Competition for Talent: Mobility of the Highly Skilled

23-Sep-2008

This new publication discusses the dimensions, significance and policy implications of international flows of human resources in science and technology (HRST). It aims to extend understanding of the dimensions of HRST mobility, particularly of scientists, engineers and researchers, and the range of policies available to manage and shape this mobility.

OECD Compendium of Patent Statistics 2008

12-Sep-2008

This document provides a snapshot of the latest available internationally comparable data on patents. The indicators presented are specifically designed to reflect recent trends in inventive activities across a wide range of OECD member and non-member countries.

China is now a global R&D player, but needs further reform to foster domestic innovation, says OECD

12-Sep-2008

A new OECD publication assesses the current status of China’s national innovation system and policies, and recommends the most important improvements required in both the policy and institutional environments for China to become a major innovation player.

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OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2010

STI Scoreboard

A wide set of indicators of science, technology, innovation and industrial performance in OECD and major non-OECD countries

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2011