Innovation and Technology Policy

OECD monitors and benchmarks Member country technology and innovation policies and assesses their impact on economic performance. It identifies good policy practices in areas such as support to R&D, public/private partnerships for innovation, and overall management of national innovation systems.

What's new

OECD Workshop on “Assessing the Socio-Economic Impacts of Public R&D”, Paris

on 11-Jun-2008

OECD countries are investing more and more in R&D and innovation. What are the impacts of these public investments on the economy and society? What tools do governments have to assess such impacts and how robust are they? How to measure the non-economic impacts?  This one-day workshop, under the auspices of the OECD’s Working Party on Innovation and Technology Policy (TIP), will bring together academic experts and policy makers to address these questions and identify good practices for impact assessment.

OECD Business Symposium on Open Innovation in Global Networks

from 25-Feb-2008 to 26-Feb-2008

Today, open innovation and globalisation are fast redefining the way businesses develop and source knowledge to innovate.  But how are companies doing this in practice?

Workshop on Tax Incentives for Business R&D in OECD Countries: Comparisons and Evaluations

on 10-Dec-2007

Tax incentives for business R&D have become one of the main instruments of innovation policy in OECD as well as non-OECD countries like China. How effective are these incentives? What is their impact on business R&D spending and innovation? How do they compare to subsidies and other forms of public support to business R&D? Participation is limited and by invitation only. Please contact Mario.Cervantes@oecd.org

Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI): 2007/2 edition

19-Nov-2007

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.

Chile should boost innovation to drive economic growth, says OECD

08-Nov-2007

Chile needs to invest more in research and development (R&D), improve its education system, promote public-private partnerships and foster business-sector innovation, notably among small and medium-sized firms, in order to sustain economic growth, according to a new OECD report.

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.

See more news and events… Top of page

Editor's Choice

A comprehensive review of key trends in science, technology and innovation policy including statistics on R&D funding, patents, researchers and other indicators of innovative performance.

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2006

Innovation

Three volumes presenting the results of the OECD "MONIT" Project on monitoring and implementing national innovation policies.

Governance of Innovation Systems