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28-Apr-2006
This document is the report of the OECD Workshop on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials, held in Washington D.C., 7-9 December 2005. The workshop was held under the auspices of the OECD’s Joint Meeting of the Chemicals Committee and Working Party on Chemicals, Pesticides and Biotechnology. It was intended to identify human health and environment safety issues associated with manufactured nanomaterials.
The report includes the background and objectives of the workshop as well as information on the discussions and general conclusions. There is also a French version.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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26-Jul-2005
The 15th issue of the Biotechnology Update is now available. It highlights a new website dealing with security issues and the biosciences.
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24-Jun-2005
This report examines the relationship between innovation policy and performance in six OECD countries – Austria, Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Using a common framework based on the National Innovation Systems approach, the report highlights countries’ strengths and weaknesses in innovation, as well as the effectiveness of their innovation policies in driving economic performance.
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