Joint OECD-World Bank Conference on Innovation and Sustainable Growth in a Globalised World: Background Reading

OECD / World Bank

Innovation and Sustainable Growth

• OECD Innovation Strategy
  www.oecd.org/innovation/strategy
• OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy
  www.oecd.org/sti/innovation/reviews
• Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2008
  www.oecd.org/economics/goingforgrowth2008
• The Internationalisation of Business R&D: Evidence, Impacts and Implications
• Towards an innovation strategy, OECD Observer article by the Secretary-General
• Innovation and Growth: Rationale for an Innovation Strategy
• A policy brief on Innovation and Growth
• OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard, 2007
  www.oecd.org/sti/scoreboard
• OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook, 2006
  www.oecd.org/sti/ito
• Measuring Science and Technology
  www.oecd.org/sti/measuring-scitech
• OECD Innovation Microdata Project (measuring innovation at the firm level)
• Sustainable manufacturing and eco-innovation (for Session II in particular)

The Internet Economy and Innovation (for Session IV in particular)

• OECD Broadband Portal
  www.oecd.org/sti/ict/broadband
• ICT issues in general
  www.oecd.org/sti/ict

Bio-economy

• Bioeconomy to 2030: Project Documents Available

Education, Human Resources and Innovation

• The Global Competition for Talent: Mobility of the Highly Skilled
• Innovation Strategy for Education and Training
  www.oecd.org/edu/innovation 
• Learning in the 21st Century: Research, Innovation and Policy www.oecd.org/edu/learninginthe21stcentury

Environment and Innovation

• Environmental Policy and Technological Innovation
  www.oecd.org/environment/innovation
• Workshop on Innovation and Global Markets, 20-21 September 2007, Berlin
  www.oecd.org/environment/innovation/globalmarkets

Territorial Dimension of Innovation

• Conference on Innovative Rural Regions: The Role of Human Capital and Technology, Caceres, March 2007
  www.oecd.org/gov/regionaldevelopment/caceres