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19-Nov-2010
Do employers make the best use of people’s skills for innovation? This new book shows that interaction within organisations - as well as individual and organisational learning and training - are important for innovation. The analytical tools and empirical results this study provides show how some work organisations may foster innovation through the use of employee autonomy and discretion, supported by learning and training opportunities.
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02-Sep-2010
Innovation drives long-term economic growth and has a crucial role to play as global economies recover from the current financial crisis. This new book examines the role of innovation in developing countries, with a focus on Africa.
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27-May-2010
“Knowledge is the main driver of today’s global economy,” said OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría at the launch of the OECD Innovation Strategy in Paris. “Countries need to harness innovation and entrepreneurship to boost growth and employment. This is the key to a sustainable rise in living standards.”
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30-Mar-2010
The OECD-Norway Workshop on Monday 21 June 2010 aims to bring together government and academic experts, and other interested parties, to discuss the latest developments and evidence on these performance-based funding systems. The workshop will include presentations on models of performance-based funding used by governments, the indicators incorporated within such models, and the impacts and consequences of these systems on institutional performance and incentives.
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15-Dec-2009
What impact has the crisis had on innovation and spending on research and development? How can innovation help to solve environmental and social threats? The OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2009 provides the data and analysis to answer these questions.
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15-Oct-2009
Policymakers increasingly encounter problems that involve systems composed of very large numbers of diverse interacting parts, prone to surprising, large-scale, seemingly uncontrollable, behaviours. These are what scientists call complex systems. An exciting new field, complexity science has emerged, devoted to understanding, predicting, and influencing the behaviours of complex systems. This report explores the proposition that the insights achieved through scientific analysis can be used to design and implement better governmental policies, programmes, regulations, and infrastructures.
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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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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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