Fostering Entrepreneurship for Innovation (STI Working Paper 2008/5)

This paper presents the role of entrepreneurship policies in supporting innovation in four OECD countries. It consists of a synthesis report based on the findings of country case studies on Korea, Mexico, Norway and Turkey. The case studies are appended to the synthesis report.

Open Innovation in a Global Perspective: What Do Existing Data Tell Us? (STI Working Paper 2008/4)

This paper presents different indicators using existing data on R&D investments, innovation survey data, patent data and data on licensing, illustrating the increasing importance and the different characteristics of open innovation across companies, industries and countries.

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9th OECD Roundtable on Freedom of Investment, National Security and “Strategic” Industries: Summary of discussions

Organised in Paris on 17 December 2008, discussions at this roundtable focused on a review of recent investment policy developments in participating countries, multiple approval processes and foreign government-controlled investment.

Investment in Transport Infrastructure in Africa

This report compiles papers prepared for the NEPAD-OECD Expert Roundtable in Kampala on 11 December 2008, specifically: how to increase sound private investment in Africa's road infrastructure; an overview of regional road infrastructure projects in the East African Community; emerging public and sovereign fund investors in Africa's infrastructure; and, engaging the private sector in African infrastructure.

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NEPAD-OECD High-Level Meeting on Advancing Investment Policy Reform in Africa

The high-level meeting discussed investment policy reform to explore measures to implement concrete plans for sustainably improving African countries’ investment climates. The expert roundtable on investment in transport infrastructure and regional integration drew on experience sharing and best practice to identify the factors that are holding investment back in African countries’ transport sector.

Workshop with non-OECD economies and industry on the changing economic structures of the shipbuilding sector, 4-5 December 2008

Documents ands presentations made from OECD members, non-member economies and industry during the Workshop.

OECD Entrepreneurship Review of Denmark

This review of entrepreneurship policies in Denmark is an assessment of Denmark’s entrepreneurial performance in the context of the 2006 Globalisation Strategy set out by the Danish government.

CFE Insight newsletter, vol.5 (December 2008)

CFE Insight, a journal published on a regular basis by the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development (CFE).

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Accountability for security-related investment policies

OECD work on Freedom of Investment has identified four key principles – non-discrimination, transparency, proportionality and accountability – for evaluating restrictive foreign investment policy measures that seek to safeguard essential security interests and public order. This note looks at accountability in the context of security-related investment policies and to support completion of the accountability section in the guidance

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Programme of the Shipbuilding Workshop with non-member economies and industry, December 2008

Workshop with non-member economies and industry on the changing structure of the world shipbuilding industry held on 4-5 December 2008.