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The purpose of the OECD Biotechnology Update is to provide up-to-date information on the diverse activities at OECD related to biotechnology. The most recent newsletters are listed here.

Insights blogpost: OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard: Innovation and Growth in Knowledge Economies

This blogpost from the OECD Insights Blog sets out some of the main findings from the OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2011, including where scientific research is being done and what impact it has, how patents are tracking the impact of science and more.

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• OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2011: Innovation and Growth in Knowledge Economies

Video: Innovation and patents

The quality of patent filings has fallen by 20% over the past two decades, as reported in this 2-minute video. Fall in quality reduces the potential for breakthrough inventions, says the OECD's Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2011.

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• OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2011: Innovation and Growth in Knowledge Economies

Is green growth just a fantasy? Knowledge, innovation and the promise of a better life for all

This post from the OECD Insights Blog discusses OECD's new study, "Fostering Innovation for Green Growth" and what governments can do to promote innovation and specific issues such as green innovation.

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• Fostering Innovation for Green Growth

Une concurrence plus efficace et une meilleure régulation sont nécessaires pour réduire les coûts élevés de l’itinérance pour données sur mobile, selon l’OCDE

Les autorités de régulation et les responsables publics devraient stimuler la concurrence entre les opérateurs de téléphonie mobile pour faire baisser les tarifs élevés facturés pour l’itinérance pour données sur mobile, d’après un nouveau rapport que publie l’OCDE.

Des politiques meilleures pour une vie meilleure : la mission de l’OCDE depuis 50 ans

Le 50e anniversaire de l'OCDE offre l’opportunité de réaffirmer les buts et l’objet de notre Organisation : aider les gouvernements de nos pays membres et partenaires à concevoir et mettre en œuvre des politiques meilleures pour une vie meilleure.

NUCLEAR: OECD/NEA to co-organise G8-G20 meeting on nuclear safety in June

The OECD/NEA will co-organise a G8-G20 meeting on nuclear energy safety issues 7-8 June, as part of international efforts to learn from the accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and help prevent similar disasters in the future.

OECD Insights Blog - The future is not what it used to be

The way science is done has been changed radically by the connectivity offered by the Internet and other communication tools. This means that what has been called the science of science policy will have to change too, says this OECD Insights blogpost.

OECD Insights Blog - Geomagnetic storms: the fire next time?

The space weather forecast isn’t great. We’re enjoying a calm period in the 11-year solar cycle just now, but it’s coming to an end, reports the OECD Insights Blog in this piece on OECD's new study on geomagnetic storms.

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• Future Global Shocks: Geomagnetic storms

OECD Insights Blog - Money alone won’t make Europe innovative

What deep structural changes does Europe need to consider if it's to keep up in innovation? Andrew Wyckoff, Director of Science, Technology and Industry at the OECD addresses this and more in this OECD Insights blogpost.