Regulatory Frameworks for Nanotechnology in Foods and Medical Products: Summary Results of a Survey Activity

Countries/regions have begun to develop and refine regulatory approaches for foods and medical products and invest in regulatory science and other research efforts to support the responsible development of nanotechnology in these areas. This paper inventories and analyses regulatory approaches, legislative regimes and government-sponsored research programmes and infrastructure in foods and medical products that involve nanotechnology.

Innovative responses to fragility: The promise of modern technology

A global, political push for poverty eradication through the post-2015 framework is likely to benefit from parallel bottom-up social innovation and mobilization. Modern technology can be a real game changer in this regard.

« Made in the world » : une nouvelle vision des échanges

La nouvelle base de données sur les échanges en valeur ajoutée, développée par l’OCDE et l’OMC, améliore tant la manière de mesurer ce domaine que l’approche des décideurs politiques. Cette initiative renouvelle notre vision des échanges et les hisse parmi les priorités de la Présidence britannique du G8.

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Launch of a new international collaboration on scientific collections: SciColl

The April 2013 meeting of the OECD Global Forum saw the official launch of Scientific Collections International (SciColl), a new international network devoted to promoting interdisciplinary research that relies on scientific collections.

Biotechnology for the Environment in the Future: Science, Technology and Policy

Environmental biotechnology is focused on clean-up and much of the policy in this area is around compliance, whereas industrial biotech has quite different policy objectives and only started to grow as a field with the worldwide interest in biofuels. Much of the world now has targets for bioenergy and favourable policy regimes to stimulate production and use of biofuels, but sustainability has become a real issue.

La croissance par le savoir

Le marché mondial a bien conscience du rôle prééminent des actifs intellectuels dans la croissance économique. La création et l’application du savoir permet aux entreprises de se développer dans une économie mondiale concurrentielle, et de créer des emplois fortement rémunérés.

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New Data for Understanding the Human Condition: International Perspectives

OECD Global Science Forum report on data and research infrastructure for the social sciences.

L’OCDE appelle les pays à harmoniser les réglementations relatives aux essais cliniques afin de dynamiser la recherche médicale et de sauver des vies

La complexité croissante et l’incohérence des réglementations relatives aux essais cliniques allongent les délais, augmentent les coûts et conduisent en définitive à une diminution du nombre d’essais internationaux conduits par des structures académiques à des fins non commerciales.

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Mapping Careers and Mobility of Doctorate Holders: Draft Guidelines, Model Questionnaire and Indicators – Third Edition (STI Working Paper 2012/7)

This paper presents a new edition of the project's technical guidelines including methodological guidelines, a core model questionnaire and instruction manual, and the output tables used for reporting data at the international level and related definitions.

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Science, technologie et industrie : Perspectives de l'OCDE 2012

À partir des dernières informations et indicateurs disponibles, cet ouvrage examine les principales tendances politiques et les performances des pays de l’OCDE et de grandes économies émergentes dans un certain nombre de domaines liés à la science et à l’innovation.

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