Statistical analysis of science, technology and industry

OECD releases new ICT product definitions

10-Jun-2009

This document presents the OECD definition of Information Economy Products based on the Central Product Classification Version 2.

OECD Biotechnology Statistics 2009

25-May-2009

This new edition brings together the latest available economic and activity data on biotechnology and innovation for 22 OECD members and four non-member countries. It builds on the extensive work of the OECD and national experts to improve the comparability of biotechnology statistics.

Trademarks as an Indicator of Product and Marketing Innovations

08-Apr-2009

This new working paper presents trademarks, their potential link with innovations and their main statistical properties in order to see if they may serve as an indicator of innovation.

Who Licenses Out Patents and Why? Lessons from a Business Survey

01-Apr-2009

This working paper analyses results of a business survey on the licensing-out of patents. The goal was to investigate the intensity of licensing to affiliated and non-affiliated companies, its evolution, the characteristics, motivations and obstacles met by companies licensing or willing to license.

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. 

Towards Harmonised Bilateral Trade Data for Inter-Country Input-Output Analyses: Statistical Issues

02-Mar-2009

This new working paper discusses the challenges faced when attempting to construct appropriate bilateral trade matrices using annual data collected by the OECD and United Nations, as well as national sources.

The measurement of CO2 embodiments in international trade

10-Feb-2009

This working paper addresses the issue of carbon embodiments in trade using internationally comparable OECD data sources (input-output, bilateral goods trade and CO2 emissions) for 41 countries/regions by 17 industries.

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 a Global Perspective: What Do Existing Data Tell Us?

17-Dec-2008

This new working paper presents various indicators using existing data on R&D investments, innovation survey data, patent data and data on licensing, illustrating the increasing importance and the different characteristics of open innovation across companies, industries and countries.

The Geography of Inventive Activities in OECD Regions

02-Dec-2008

This new working paper reflects an initial analysis employing a pioneering new OECD database. It is among the first systematic attempts to analyse comparatively the distribution of innovative activity across regions in OECD economies with a set of homogenous measures for both input and output in the process of knowledge production and dissemination.

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

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The statistical definitions, classifications and methods to measure and compare the information society across countries

OECD Guide to Measuring the Information Society 2011