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The Committee on Industry, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) focuses on drivers of industrial productivity and related policies, factors affecting the performance of (large and small) firms and (manufacturing and service) sectors, and patterns and levels of industrial globalisation.

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Measuring Globalisation: Activities of Multinationals, Vol. 2 (Services) just published

24-Apr-2008

This publication presents detailed data on the industrial activity of multinationals in OECD countries. In an era of globalisation, these data highlight the increasing importance of multinationals in the economies of host countries.

Recent trends in the internationalisation of R&D in the enterprise sector

13-Mar-2008

The internationalisation of scientific and technological activities in the process of economic globalisation has grown in scale. The role and strategy of multinational firms in R&D raises new issues not only for the firms themselves but also for the policy makers responsible for developing their countries’ research and innovation policies. This report sets out the facts and trends that emerge from the available data.

OECD countries take new approach to fostering innovation, says OECD report

25-Oct-2007

More and more OECD governments are giving firms tax breaks to drive innovation while cutting their direct spending on business research and development (R&D), and are also encouraging public research organisations to commercialise their inventions, according to a new OECD report.
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