Nanotechnology: An Overview Based on Indicators and Statistics (STI Working Paper 2009/7)

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26-Jun-2009

by Christopher Palmberg, Hélène Dernis and Claire Miguet

Given the current low level of nanotechnology monitoring, the objective of this paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of nanotechnology developments globally through a systematic and critical analysis of available and comparable indicators and statistics.

Trademarks as an Indicator of Product and Marketing Innovations (STI Working Paper 2009/6)

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08-Apr-2009

by Valentine Millot

This paper aims at presenting trademarks, their potential link with innovations and their main statistical properties, to see if they may serve as an innovation indicator.

Who Licenses Out Patents and Why? Lessons from a Business Survey (STI Working Paper 2009/5)

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01-Apr-2009

by Maria Pluvia Zuniga and Dominique Guellec

Results and analysis of a business survey on the licensing-out of patents. The goal was to investigate the intensity of licensing to affiliated and non-affiliated companies, its evolution, the characteristics, motivations and obstacles met by companies licensing or willing to license.

Towards Harmonised Bilateral Trade Data for Inter-Country Input-Output Analyses: Statistical Issues (STI Working Paper 2009/4)

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02-Mar-2009

by Dong Guo, Colin Webb and Norihiko Yamano

This paper discusses the challenges faced when attempting to construct appropriate bilateral trade matrices using annual data collected by the OECD and United Nations, as well as national sources.

The Measurement of CO2 Embodiments in International Trade: Evidence from the Harmonised Input-Output and Bilateral Trade Database (STI Working Paper 2009/3)

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10-Feb-2009

by Satoshi Nakano, Asako Okamura, Norihisa Sakurai, Masayuki Suzuki, Yoshiaki Tojo and Norihiko Yamano

This study addresses the issue of carbon embodiments in trade using internationally comparable OECD data sources (input-output, bilateral goods trade and CO2 emissions) for 41 countries/regions by 17 industries.

OECD Work on Innovation: A Stocktaking of Existing Work (STI Working Paper 2009/2)

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03-Feb-2009

This paper draws on OECD work from the last 10 years to provide an overview of “what we know” about good policy practices for innovation. It forms part of the first phase of the OECD Innovation Strategy.

Measuring China's Innovation System: National Specificities and International Comparisons (STI Working Paper 2009/1)

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16-Jan-2009

by Martin Schaaper

This paper discusses actors and resources in China's science and innovation system, science & technology performance and general purpose technologies. It provided input to the OECD Review of China's Innovation Policy. An annex assesses international comparability of China's S&T indicators.

Fostering Entrepreneurship for Innovation (STI Working Paper 2008/5)

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13-Jan-2009

by Axel Mittelstädt and Fabienne Cerri

This paper presents the role of entrepreneurship policies in supporting innovation in four OECD countries. It consists of a synthesis report based on the findings of country case studies on Korea, Mexico, Norway and Turkey. The case studies are appended to the synthesis report.

Open Innovation in a Global Perspective: What Do Existing Data Tell Us? (STI Working Paper 2008/4)

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17-Dec-2008

by Koen De Backer (OECD), Vladimir López-Bassols (OECD) and Catalina Martínez (IPP-CSIC, Spain)

This paper presents different 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.

The Geography of Inventive Activities in OECD Regions (STI Working Paper 2008/3)

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02-Dec-2008

by Stefano Usai

This working paper reflects an initial analysis using a pioneering new OECD database. It is among the first systematic attempts to analyse comparatively the distribution of innovative activity across OECD regions with a set of homogenous measures.