Innovation and Technology Policy

A joint NESTI-TIP Workshop -- 13 June 2007. Innovation Indicators for Policy Making and Assessment

08-Jun-2007

The Blue Sky II Forum (Ottawa, September 2006) called for closer collaboration between the statistics and policy communities to help improve the measurement of innovation and of its economic and social impacts. The Joint NESTI-TIP Workshop on Innovation Indicators for Policy Making and Impact Assessment brings together leading statisticians and experts on innovation indicators development as well as senior policy makers and analysts who use innovation indicators in policy development and the assessment of innovation performance.

OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Switzerland

06-Dec-2006

Further raising its high performance in innovation is of key importance for boosting Switzerland’s economic growth and maintaining high living standards. This review suggests some reforms in innovation policy which would help to cope with this challenge.

Government R&D Funding and Company Behaviour: Measuring Behavioural Additionality

14-Jun-2006

This new publication explores the emerging concept of behavioural additionality (how government funding of business R&D affects the behaviour of firms) and summarises results of a multinational effort to measure it.

Policy Mix for Innovation in Iceland

09-May-2006

The effectiveness of innovation policy depends not only on the design and implementation of individual policy instruments for innovation (e.g. tax incentives, public/private partnership programmes),but also on the way instruments are combined into policy mixes. The report reviews the policy mix for innovation in Iceland.

Innovation and Knowledge-Intensive Service Activities

14-Mar-2006

This new publication examines the contribution of knowledge-intensive services to the acquisition and growth of innovation capabilities in firms and public sector organisations, with a focus on four industry sectors: software, health care, tourism and leisure, and resource-based industries such as mining technology services, aquaculture and forestry. The analysis derives from a series of surveys and case studies undertaken in nine OECD countries.

Innovation in Energy Technology: Comparing National Innovation Systems at the Sectoral Level

24-Feb-2006

Growing demand for energy and heightened concerns about supplies and environmental impacts are raising interest in the development and deployment of new energy technologies. This new publication reviews efforts in nine OECD countries to advance innovation in energy technology, with a particular focus on hydrogen fuel cells. It compares policies and programmes for financing R&D and stimulating market demand for innovative energy technologies.

Just Published: Governance of Innovation Systems, Volume 2: Case Studies in Innovation Policy

24-Nov-2005

This volume presents case studies on governance of innovation policy in selected OECD countries. It reviews the ongoing changes in these countries with a focus on providing an analysis of challenges, institutional changes and policy learning practices. The book provides fresh insight into the emerging third-generation of innovation policy and how governments are striving to make innovation policy more coherent. Volume 1, the project synthesis report, was published in June. Volume 3, Case Studies in Cross-Sectoral Policy , has also just published.

Oslo Manual: Guidelines for Collecting and Interpreting Innovation Data, 3rd Edition

03-Nov-2005

In order to foster innovation in their countries, governments first need to be able to measure it. The Oslo Manual has been the foremost international source of guidelines for the collection and use of data on innovation activities in industry. This newly updated edition also investigates the field of non-technological innovation and the linkages between different innovation types. It also includes an annex on the implementation of innovation surveys in developing countries.

Promoting innovation in services

22-Sep-2005

Services are increasingly knowledge-based and innovative and contribute to economic growth. Enhancing innovation in the service sector requires attention to a number of policy areas, with different emphases than for manufacturing. This report examines innovation processes in the service sector and identifies policies for improving innovation performance.

Publication: Governance of Innovation Systems

27-Jul-2005

Stimulating innovation is a key task for achieving sustainable economic growth. However, recent developments have demonstrated that prevailing practices and institutions of innovation governance have come under pressure. This publication examines the sources of these pressures, and provides lessons on how governments adapt their governance practices to achieve better coherence and co-ordination of policies to promote innovation.

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

Innovation

Three volumes presenting the results of the OECD "MONIT" Project on monitoring and implementing national innovation policies.

Governance of Innovation Systems