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The globalisation of science and technology poses increasing economic challenges. The OECD provides governments with reliable and internationally comparable data, backed by sound methodological and empirical analysis, to inform their decisions and guide their actions.

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Open Innovation in a Global Perspective: What Do Existing Data Tell Us?

17-Dec-2008

This new working paper presents various indicators using existing data on R&D investments, innovation survey data, patent data and data on licensing, illustrating the increasing importance and the different characteristics of open innovation across companies, industries and countries.

Open Innovation in Global Networks

07-Oct-2008

Businesses are increasingly internationalising their innovation activities and working with external partners. This new publication examines what drives companies to collaborate on R&D with international partners and how global networks fit into overall business strategies.

The Global Competition for Talent: Mobility of the Highly Skilled

23-Sep-2008

This new publication discusses the dimensions, significance and policy implications of international flows of human resources in science and technology (HRST). It aims to extend understanding of the dimensions of HRST mobility, particularly of scientists, engineers and researchers, and the range of policies available to manage and shape this mobility.

Using input-output tables to measure globalisation

23-Jan-2008

Economic globalisation has typically been measured using trade and FDI statistics. However, the emergence of global value chains with products often fabricated in one country, assembled in a second and sold in a third country, challenges these traditional indicators. This paper shows how international input-output tables can be used to provide complementary indicators on the growing importance of these global value chains.

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