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News & Events
News
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29-May-2009
This report summarizes the discussion at the Roundtable on consumer product safety, held on 23 October 2008. It describes each session of the Roundtable with its discussions, identifying issues and challenges of the international consumer product safety policy and enforcement. From the fruitful discussion at the Roundtable, a number of conclusions and steps forward in the product safety area was proposed.
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29-May-2009
Public debate over scientific issues has always been present in society, but its importance has increased as science and technology play an ever larger role in everyday life. The optimisation of this debate is a significant challenge for governments, as science is now often associated with both progress and risks. Accordingly, the Global Science Forum undertook an activity on Improving the Dialogue with Society on Scientific Issues. The final report concentrates on the process itself and provides practical recommendations for facilitating an efficacious dialogue.
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25-May-2009
This new edition brings together the latest available economic and activity data on biotechnology and innovation for 22 OECD members and four non-member countries. It builds on the extensive work of the OECD and national experts to improve the comparability of biotechnology statistics.
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22-May-2009
Improving environmental performance, tackling global warming and enhancing resource management are high on the list of global challenges that must be urgently addressed. This report analyses government programmes and business initiatives on ICT and the environment to address environmental challenges, particularly global warming and energy use.
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19-May-2009
Policy makers need to evaluate the costs and benefits of any public investment in telecommunication infrastructure and select projects which can stimulate current demand but simultaneously expand the productive capacity of the economy in the longer term.
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11-May-2009
Today there is a growing consensus among various stakeholders that these global challenges require global solutions involving both OECD and non OECD countries, and that science technology and innovation (STI) must play an important role in providing the global solutions. As a first step to take forward the new work, a workshop was organised on 25 and 26 March 2009 to take stock of the current state of multinational S&T co-operation and the existing frameworks and governance approaches, meanwhile exploring promising new approaches and opportunities for enhanced co-operation and governance.
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07-May-2009
Dealing with allegations of misconduct is a sensitive but increasingly topical issue. Following the 2007 consensus report on Best Practices for Ensuring Scientific Integrity and Preventing Misconduct, the GSF undertook a follow up activity on the specific problem of scientific misconduct in international research collaborations. The final report, prepared by a Coordinating Committee nominated by member countries, contains practical recommendations and tools for the investigation of possible cases of research misconduct in international research collaborations.
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23-Apr-2009
This compendium of noteworthy mathematics-in-industry projects and programmes is an addendum to the June 2008 Report on Mathematics in Industry. It was prepared by an Experts Group, some of whose members were appointed by GSF delegates while others had participated in the earlier activity. The new material should be a useful, practical reference regarding options available to those (in industry, academia, or government) who wish to strengthen the links between academic mathematics and industry. This catalogue is not complete, and material may be added in the future.
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17-Apr-2009
The aim of this paper is to examine the economic impact of proposals to add a non-cost “premium” to international telecommunication charges. This work follows up on earlier OECD work which examined international traffic exchange.
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08-Apr-2009
This new working paper presents trademarks, their potential link with innovations and their main statistical properties in order to see if they may serve as an indicator of innovation.
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Events
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from 20-Oct-2005 to 22-Oct-2005
This conference addressed four questions: What intellectual assets create value in the knowledge economy? How can we do a better job of measuring and identifying the impact of intellectual assets, such as R&D, patents, brands, software and human capital? Should we improve reporting on intellectual assets and their added value? What policies can foster the development of intellectual assets and facilitate their exploitation?
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from 16-Nov-2005 to 17-Nov-2005
This workshop is part of the OECD's response to this Ministerial mandate and brought together representatives from academia, public sector research and the business community to share experience and draw lessons and recommendations for all stakeholders.
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from 05-Jul-1999 to 06-Jul-1999
A Workshop held in 1999 on regulatory reform in international air cargo transport concluded that the industry, as part of a transportation chain, must meet the needs of shippers and cargo owners
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from 04-Oct-2000 to 05-Oct-2000
A second Workshop in 2000 considered liberalisation and regulatory reform in terms of the facilitating improved services to users. It sought to address the need for a balance between objectives of Member countries and interests of operators and their workforces, users and other parties.
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