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04-Aug-2008
The unprecedented pace and scale of today’s globalisation process
has attracted much attention in recent years. Globalisation is having a
particularly large impact on innovation. The scope for global collaboration
is increasing as more of the world’s regions possess important research and
innovation capabilities. So while the United States, the European Union and
Japan have so far been the leaders in this respect, countries such as China
and India have a growing research and innovation capacity.
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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.
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03-Jun-2008
OECD’s Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials launched a “sponsorship programme” at its 3rd meeting (November 2007). Countries will share the testing of specific nanomaterials (MNs) under this programme. Much valuable information on the safety of MNs can be derived by testing a representative set for human health and environmental safety. In launching this “sponsorship programme” the Working Party agreed a priority list of MNs for testing (based on materials which are in or close to commerce) as well as a list of endpoints for which they should be tested.
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02-Jun-2008
A new issue of the OECD Biotechnology Update has been published. This newsletter provides up-to-date information on the diverse activities at OECD related to biotechnology.
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20-May-2008
Progress in Nuclear Physics should be a global response to recognized scientific challenges, using an optimal set of national and regional facilities. To achieve this, funding agency programme managers, laboratory officials, representatives of advisory bodies, and the scientific community met to discuss the future of the field. Their report identifies the major challenges in the field, and describes a global-scale roadmap of national and regional facilities. Recommendations for actions are addressed to the funding agencies and to the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics.
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19-May-2008
A new issue of the OECD Biotechnology Update has been published. This newsletter provides up-to-date information on the diverse activities at OECD related to biotechnology.
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18-Apr-2008
This document provides information on current/planned activities related to the safety of manufactured nanomaterials in OECD member and non-member countries. Information was provided by delegations who participated in the 3rd Meeting of OECD's Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials. There are also reports on relevant current activities in some International Organisations.
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Nanotechnologies at the OECD
26-Feb-2008
The OECD has prepared an overview of its work on nanotechnologies for Forum VI of the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS). This event will be held in Dakar, Senegal, 15-19 September 2008. The document, "Nanotechnologies at the OECD", is available in English, French and Russian.
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22-Feb-2008
The OECD will take part in an thhis symposium which will be held on 23 April 2007 in Tokyo, Japan. A two-day OECD WPMN meeting - OECD Workshop on the Sponsorship Programme for the Testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials - will follow this event to discuss the sponsorship programme for the testing of manufactured nanomaterials.
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19-Feb-2008
This Programme of Work on Manufactured Nanomaterials 2006-2008 was agreed in September 2006 September by OECD’s Chemicals Committee. To implement this work the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPMN) was established. The Terms of Reference for the WPMN are found in Annex II.
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