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20-Mar-2009
This document focuses on efforts in the United States to develop metrics to support sound decision choices by industry and consumers in the selection and use of biobased products. Public policy initiatives have been important in spurring the movement toward increased use of biobased products in the effort to lighten the US environmental footprint and enhance its energy security. This has included developing metrics based on sound science that also provide useful information to inform consumer selections of biobased products.
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02-Mar-2009
Conclusions of a recent seminar held at the OECD to examine national experiences and how innovation policies can be deployed in support of a recovery.
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23-Jan-2009
This report on the shipbuilding industry in Vietnam is one in a series of such reports intended to provide an insight into the shipbuilding sectors of both OECD members and non-OECD economies. The report was prepared with the assistance of Vinashin (the Vietnamese State Shipbuilding Corporation), which provided detailed comments.
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23-Jan-2009
This report analyses the interaction between the ship repair, ship conversion and shipbuilding industries, and examines the possibilities of shipbuilding yards engaging in simultaneous activities and the movement from one sector to the other in response to market pressures and opportunities.
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23-Jan-2009
This report on the shipbuilding industry in China is one in a series of such reports intended to provide an insight into the shipbuilding sectors of both OECD members and non-OECD economies. It benefited from detailed comments provided by the China Shipbuilding Economy Research Center.
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Tough year ahead for IT industry
22-Dec-2008
The economic downturn will hit the Internet economy hard in 2009, according to the latest available OECD estimates. The IT Outlook 2008 says that the IT industry is likely to have grown by 4% at most in 2008 compared to the previous year. But with the outlook for the global economy worsening and business and consumer confidence plumetting, growth will remain flat or decline in 2009.
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OECD countries should boost science and innovation to drive long-term growth
27-Oct-2008
OECD governments should increase international co-operation and strengthen links between public research bodies and industry in order to boost science and innovation and drive long-term growth, according to a new OECD report.
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24-Oct-2008
The links between innovation, productivity, health and wealth are recognised by many countries and the need to encourage innovation is also apparent. Investing in and encouraging innovation is a priority for many jurisdictions as is the affordability, quality and sustainability of healthcare systems.
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21-Oct-2008
This new publication assesses the current status of Hungary's innovation system and policies, and identifies where and how the government should focus its efforts to improve the country's innovation capabilities.
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Hungary should boost innovation to drive economic growth, says OECD
20-Oct-2008
Hungary should invest more in research and development (R&D) to make its economy more competitive and boost growth, according to a new OECD report.
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