Marine Biotechnology: Enabling Solutions for Ocean Productivity and Sustainability

This book discusses scientific and technological tools at the centre of a renewed interest in marine biotechnology that is contributing to a new bioeconomy sector in many countries and offering potential new solutions to global challenges.

Public Health in an Age of Genomics

This report presents the findings of a research project to investigate the drivers and criteria shaping the application of genomic biotechnology to health in different national settings, and the barriers to implementation nationally and internationally. Findings are based on case studies on Finland, Israel, Luxembourg, Mexico, the United Kingdom, China and South Africa.

Perspectives des communications de l’OCDE

Publiées tous les deux ans, les Perspectives des communications de l’OCDE présentent un large éventail d’indicateurs du développement des différents réseaux de communications et compare les indicateurs de performances tels que les recettes, les investissements, l’emploi et les prix des services dans la zone OCDE.

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Le renforcement de la concurrence est indispensable à l’innovation dans le secteur de la téléphonie mobile à l’avenir, selon l'OCDE

Les pays de l'OCDE doivent faire en sorte que les marchés de la téléphonie mobile restent ouverts et concurrentiels afin de favoriser l'innovation et de répondre à la demande croissante de services de données, selon un nouveau rapport de l'OCDE.

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Knowledge and Innovation for Inclusive Development

The “Knowledge and Innovation for Inclusive Development” project aims to i) provide evidence on the impacts of innovation and related policies on inclusive development focusing on industrial, social and territorial inequalities; and ii) develop concrete policy solutions to support countries in reconciling their innovation and inclusive development agendas.

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STI Policy Paper: Knowledge Networks and Markets

Knowledge networks and markets comprise the wide array of mechanisms and institutions facilitating the creation, exchange, dissemination and utilisation of knowledge in its multiple forms. This report provides new evidence on the knowledge-sourcing strategies of firms and their role in shaping innovation activities, according to different characteristics, and their impact on performance.

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Unlocking Global Collaboration to Accelerate Innovation for Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia

The aim of this consultation, held on 20-21 June 2013 in Oxford (UK), was to stimulate discussion at the highest possible level of expert engagement in setting out an agenda for OECD action to accelerate innovation for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

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Knowledge networks and markets (KNMs)

KNMs are arrangements which govern the transfer of various types of knowledge, such as intellectual property, know-how, software code or databases, between independent parties across the economy. The OECD's KNM project studies existing and emerging knowledge allocation mechanisms and their impact on knowledge creation, dissemination and use. The assessment of the economic significance of KNMs informs an evidence-based approach to

Emerging Trends in Biomedicine and Health Technology Innovation: Addressing the Global Challenge of Alzheimer's

The economic and social impact of chronic brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases will become the #1 public health problem worldwide by 2050, directly affecting 100 million people. Ongoing demographic trends, namely ageing populations, are leading to the unprecedented expansion of consumer demand for healthcare services, which will confront a serious crisis in a climate of shrinking resources.

Nanotechnology for Green Innovation

This paper brings together information collected through Working Party on Nanotechnology discussions and projects. It relies in particular on preliminary results from a project on the responsible development of nanotechnology and outcomes of a symposium held in 2012.