Innovation and technology policy

Innovation in the Software Sector

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.

OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Korea

28-Jul-2009

This new book assesses Korea's innovation system and policies, and identifies where and how the government should focus its efforts to improve the country's innovation capabilities.

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.

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.

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.

OECD Review of Innovation Policy: Norway

19-Jun-2008

This publication reviews the strengths and weaknesses of Norway’s innovation system and recommends steps the government could take to foster innovation activity and increase the impact of innovation on the country’s future prosperity and social well-being.

Innovation and Growth: Rationale for an Innovation Strategy

25-Sep-2007

There is an increasing realisation that innovation has moved to centre stage in economic policy making, and that a co-ordinated, coherent, “whole-of-government” approach is required to foster it and enhance its economic impact. This document provides an up-to-date synthesis of knowledge and understanding developed by the OECD on this subject in recent years, and paves the way for further work in the context of an OECD Innovation Strategy as requested by the 2007 OECD Council Ministerial.

Summary report of the OECD Workshop on Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET): Strategies for a Global Workforce

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.

New patent analysis captures nanotechnology's current state of development

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).

Innovation

Getting a head start on tomorrow

The OECD Innovation Strategy