Innovation and Technology Policy

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.

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).

OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Luxembourg

22-May-2007

This review assesses the governance of Luxembourg’s innovation system and suggests the reforms needed to ensure that additional public investment in R&D will yield the expected economic and social benefits.

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.

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This publication examines what drives companies to collaborate on R&D with international partners and how global networks fit into overall business strategies.

Open Innovation in Global Networks