Internet economy: wireless subscribers drive broadband growth, says OECD

Demand from new wireless subscribers is driving growth in high-speed Internet in OECD countries but the latest data show a slowdown in fixed broadband subscriptions in the first half of 2011.

The OECD Workshop on New Forms of Incentive Funding for Public Research

This workshop brings together subject experts and members of the RIHR Working Party to launch the work, share ideas and learn about various types of initiatives in OECD countries.

The OECD RIHR Workshop on Transferable Skills Training for Researchers: Supporting career development and research

This workshop brought together experts and delegates to discuss the results of a RIHR policy questionnaire on current training arrangements for transferable skills and to “brainstorm” future policy directions.

The Future of Families to 2030 synthesis report

This project’s aim was to identify and examine trends in household and family structures over the next two decades and explore the implications of those trends for key policy areas. This overview contains a synthesis of some of the key findings. The full report will be published shortly.

Terms of Reference for the Review of the OECD Guidelines Governing the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Data Flows of Personal Data (OECD Digital Economy Paper 185)

These terms of reference articulate a shared view among OECD members about key aspects of the current context for privacy protection and provide orientation for further work on the review of the OECD Privacy Guidelines in light of changing technologies, markets and user behaviour and the growing importance of digital identities.

Main Findings - Strategic Transport Infrastructure Needs to 2030

This report looks at whether gateway ports, hubs, and their inland transport connections are up to the demanding tasks ahead and proposes a set of policy options to enhance their contribution to economic and social development at home and abroad. Herein the main findings of the report.

OECD Workshop on Steelmaking Raw Materials and the 71st Session of the Steel Committee Dec 2011

The purpose of the Workshop was to bring together policy makers, raw material producers and steel industry representatives to exchange information on raw material market developments and problems pertaining to the availability of raw materials.

Report on Industrial Biotechnology and Climate Change: Opportunities and Challenges

Carbon dioxide (CO2) has the second-largest direct contribution to the greenhouse effect of all gases. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the burning of fossil fuels has contributed to the increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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Report on Policy Issues for the Development and Use of Biomarkers in Health

This report describes the scientific, industrial, regulatory, and health care management system context in which biomarkers are being developed. It identifies some of the barriers which may impede biomarker research, discovery, development, commercialisation and, ultimately, uptake in clinics.

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Current Developments in Privacy Frameworks: Towards Global Interoperability

The conference is an excellent opportunity to bring government policy makers together with the global privacy community while the OECD proceeds with its review of the OECD Privac

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