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Work of the Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy aims at informing the policy debates on the contribution of science and technology to sustainable growth and societal needs in knowledge-based economies and at promoting international co-operation in scientific research.
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on 14-Dec-2009
This workshop brought together futurists, business and policy makers who discussed the major transformations underway in OECD societies, from the challenge of environmental sustainability to the risks and opportunities offered by the convergence and diffusion of enabling technologies. A key objective was to inform the OECD, and the Working Party on Innovation and Technology Policy in particular, on its future work programme in order to help countries adapt science, technology and innovation policies to meet these future challenges.
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from 09-Nov-2009 to 10-Nov-2009
While the contribution of innovation to economic growth is well established, there is growing awareness that innovation can be used to address social challenges from urban poverty, education, to environmental sustainability that have resisted conventional market and government approaches to solving them. For further information, please contact: mario.cervantes@oecd.org.
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from 14-Sep-2009 to 15-Sep-2009
A key finding from this workshop was that governments need to align technology-push instruments like grants and incentives for R&D with demand-pull policy instruments such as public procurement and regulations. The discussions and expert presentations provided further insights and examples as to how countries are attempting to implement this in practice.
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13-Jul-2009
A timely set of indicators that reflect the level and structure of the efforts undertaken by OECD member countries and selected non-member economies in the field of science and technology.
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