Background Information

ESSENTIAL READING

Science and Innovation Policy: Key Challenges and Opportunities (2004) (free download)

Science and Technology Statistical Compendium (2004)
(free download)

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard, 2003 edition

Governance of Public Research : Towards Better Practices (2003)

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook, 2002 edition 

Patents and Innovation: Trends and Policy Challenges (2004)
(free download)

 

BACKGROUND READING

Science, Technology, Innovation and Growth

Science, Technology and Industry Outlook - Drivers of Growth, Information Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
(special edition, 2001)

Turning Science into Business: Patenting and Licensing at Public Research Organisations (2003)

Benchmarking Industry-Science Relationships (2002)

Public-Private Partnerships for Research and Innovation: An Evaluation of the Australian Experience (2004) (free download)

Public-Private Partnerships for Research and Innovation: An Evaluation of the Austrian Experience (2004) (free download)

Public-Private Partnerships for Research and Innovation: An Evaluation of the Dutch Experience (2004) (free download)

Les partenariats public-privé dans la recherche et l'innovation : Une évaluation de l'expérience française (2004) (free download, available in French only)

Seizing the Benefits of ICT in a Digital Economy (2003)

ICT and Economic Growth: Evidence from OECD Countries, Industries and Firms (2003)

Social Sciences and Innovation (2001)

 

Human Resources in Science and Technology

International Mobility of the Highly Skilled (2002)

Innovative People: Mobility of Skilled Personnel in National Innovation Systems (2001)

 

Global Science Forum

Best Practices in International Scientific Co-operation (2003)
(free download)

Near-Earth Objects: Risks, Policies and Actions (2003)
(free download)

Report of the Neuroinformatics Working Group (2002)
(free download)

Introductory Paper on High-Energy Physics (2002)
(free download)

 

Biotechnology

Biotechnology for Sustainable Growth and Development (2004) (free download)

Guidance for the Operation of Biological Research Centres (BRCs): Certification and Quality Criteria for BRCs (2004) (free download)

Guidance for the Operation of Biological Research Centres (BRCs): Part 1 - General Requirements for All BRCs (2004) (free download)

Genetic Inventions Intellectual Property Rights and Licensing Practices: Evidence and Policies (2003) (free download)

Biotechnology and Sustainability: The Fight Against Infectious Disease (2003) (free download)

Assessing Microbial Safety of Drinking Water: Improving Approaches and Methods (2003)

Improving Water Management: Recent OECD Experience (2003)

Biotechnology and Healthy Ageing: Policy Implications of New Research (2002) (free download)

 

Science and Sustainable Development

Innovation and the Environment (2000)

International Science and Technology Co-Operation: Towards Sustainable Development (2001)

 

Non-Member Countries

Bridging the Innovation Gap in Russia (2002)
(also available in Russian) 

Science and Technology Policy in China (see OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook, 2002 edition(also available in Chinese) 

 

Statistics

OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI) (2003) 

OECD Compendium of Patent Statistics, 2003 (free download)

Measuring the Information Economy (2002) (free download)

Progress on Biotechnology Statistics in 2003 (free download)

Measuring Globalisation, Volumes 1 & 2: The Role of Multinationals in OECD Countries, 2001 edition

 

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