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.

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.

Technology and game theory

Mobile phones and e-books are already essential school supplies on many university campuses. But they’re just slide rules compared to what education tools might look like in a few years.

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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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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Untangling Intangible Assets

Assets you cannot touch lie behind successful innovations. What are they and how can policy make a difference? This OECD Observer article untangles these "intangibles".

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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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.