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08-Dec-2011
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría welcomes the release of the “Innovation and Research Strategy for Growth”. The report, released today by the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, focuses on innovation as a key driver of sustainable economic growth.
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27-Oct-2011
This study is concerned with trends in and key features of policies and programmes used by governments to support innovation in the business sector. In addition to identifying good practices across a range of programme types, it compares business innovation policies across a number of countries.
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30-May-2011
This book examines dynamics between demand and innovation and provides insights into the rationale and scope for public policies to foster demand for innovation. Drawing on country experience and case studies, it illustrates good practices for designing, implementing and evaluating demand-side innovation policies.
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19-Apr-2011
This new book analyses the current trends in international investment in innovation and the attractiveness policies already implemented. The report also explores in more detail the role of investment incentives that governments tend to give to international investors.
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25-Jan-2011
This paper provides an account of the main approaches, debates and evidence on the role of workforce skills in the innovation process in developed economies. It draws on multiple sources including the innovation studies discipline, neoclassical human capital theory, institutionalist labour market studies and the work organisation discipline. Extensive use is also made of official survey data to describe and quantify the diversity of skills and occupations involved in specific types of innovation activities.
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Keeping up investment in science and innovation key to long-term growth, says OECD
14-Dec-2010
The OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2010 reviews trends in science, technology and innovation in OECD countries and major emerging economies. It also provides profiles of the science and innovation performance of each country.
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06-Dec-2010
What are the potential economic impacts of nanotechnology, how are companies using nanotechnology for innovation, and what are the key challenges in its commercialisation? These are some of the questions that this book addresses, based on company case studies in several countries.
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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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Events
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from 19-Jan-2012 to 20-Jan-2012
This symposium brought together a group of prominent experts and policy makers from around the world to deliberate on various aspects of innovation policy and its link to economic growth, and to review country experiences.
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from 18-Oct-2011 to 19-Oct-2011
In addition to being the 50th anniversary of the OECD, 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of China’s first OECD observer status through its observership in the OECD Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy (CSTP). This anniversary roundtable will focus on three policy issues of common interest to China and OECD countries: governance of national innovation systems, management of public research, and demand-side policies for innovation.
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on 25-Oct-2010
This workshop aimed to identify opportunities and challenges for funding and performing breakthrough research in the public as well as the business sector, and to identify good practices for the diffusion of breakthrough green technology and innovation.
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from 14-Sep-2009 to 15-Sep-2009
A key finding from this workshop, held in Paris, was that governments need to align technology-push instruments like grants and incentives for R&D with demand-pull policy instruments such as public procurement and regulations. The discussions and expert presentations provided further insights and examples as to how countries are attempting to implement this in practice.
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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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