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News & Events
News
Fourth Meeting of the OECD / IFP Space Forum's Steering Group
12-May-2009
The Steering Group of the OECD / IFP Forum on Space Economics met in OECD, Paris on June 12th, 2009. Following recent work on the contributions of space technologies towards climate change management (OECD publication: “Space Technologies and Climate Change”), a new case study was launched to take stock of the role of space applications in global food supplies (e.g. crop monitoring from space). In addition, building on the Secretariat’s findings, a new and enriched version of the OECD publication “The Space Economy at a Glance” will be published in 2010.
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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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01-Apr-2009
This working paper analyses results of a business survey on the licensing-out of patents. The goal was to investigate the intensity of licensing to affiliated and non-affiliated companies, its evolution, the characteristics, motivations and obstacles met by companies licensing or willing to license.
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16-Feb-2009
Patent data are an outstanding resource for the study of technical change. Just published, this manual provides guiding principles for the use of patent data in S&T measurement, and recommendations for the compilation and interpretation of patent indicators in this context.
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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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12-Mar-2009
A professor of a well-known business school in Spain once remarked that the one thing people forget to do in a crisis is “think”. He could have added “think innovatively”. For 40 years, that is precisely what OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) has been doing: helping educators and policymakers think and so better tackle challenges and prepare for the future.
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25-Feb-2009
Scientific collections are essential components of research infrastructures. They are critical to many areas of science, and allow scientists to address global interdisciplinary issues such as climate change. This report presents the findings and recommendations from two workshops, held in the Netherlands and the United States in 2007 and 2008, regarding the maintenance, utilisation and international coordination of scientific research collections. A follow up activity is now underway under the aegis of the GSF to develop a sustainable plan for a future international coordinating mechanism.
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03-Feb-2009
This working paper forms part of the first phase of work on the OECD Innovation Strategy. It draws on OECD work from the last 10 years to provide a broad overview of “what we know” about good policy practices for innovation.
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Events
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It is crucial to start imagining today the possible – as well as the desirable – roles for higher education in tomorrow’s societies. The OECD/France conference Higher Education to 2030 was held on 8 and 9 December 2008 in Paris with a view to present and discuss possible and desirable futures for higher education.
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on 23-Jan-2009
This symposium at the OECD headquarters in Paris will examine the phenomenon of global open innovation from the perspective of companies and research organisations in France and Europe. Bringing together business representatives from leading companies such GE Research, IBM, Deutsch Telekom, as well as public research organisations like the Pasteur Institut and INRIA, it will also assess the international variations in open innovation practices.
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This biannual publication provides a set of indicators that reflect the level and structure of the efforts undertaken by OECD Member countries and nine non-member economies in the field of science and technology...
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from 17-Nov-2008 to 17-Dec-2008
The survey provides a voice to teachers, student teachers, and teacher educators in 30 countries and is an opportunity to influence education policy and programmes. It asks about your preparation for diversity in the classroom, your biggest challenges, and what you think are the most effective strategies.
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from 18-Nov-2008 to 19-Nov-2008
Innovation is crucial to long-term economic growth. Making innovation-driven growth happen requires action on a wide range of policy areas, from education and science and technology to product and labour markets and trade. OECD and the World Bank are joining forces to work more closely on innovation, particularly insofar as this issue is a crucial factor in the success of development policy, notably in middle income market economies.
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Education is influenced by the world we live in. The new OECD book "Trends Shaping Education" looks at specific impacts on schooling of things happening elsewhere in our lives, from climate change and the growth of the Internet to changing lifestyles and family structures. Does the diversification of family forms mean a changing balance of responsibilities between the school and the home? And what is the impact on schooling of other phenomena, from the rise of obesity to the spread of mobile phones?
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from 02-Jun-2008 to 03-Jun-2008
As part of the New Millennium Learners Project (NML), the OECD's Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI), together with the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research organised an Expert Meeting on Gender, ICT and Education on 2-3 June in Oslo, Norway.
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from 03-Sep-2008 to 04-Sep-2008
Organised by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the OECD, the goal of this conference was to reflect recent advances in the area of analysis with patent statistics.
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OECD ministers to discuss climate change, trade and global economy at annual meeting, Paris, 4-5 June
from 04-Jun-2008 to 05-Jun-2008
The economic impact of climate change, trade, growth and development issues will be discussed at the OECD’s annual ministerial meeting, in Paris on 4-5 June 2008. A brochure providing the background for the main topics that ministers will address is now online. It include a section on space applications and climate change. Read the document: “Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level 2008 - Key Information” (http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/32/44/40627761.pdf)
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Working Group - 5th meeting: indicators and statistics on the space economy
on 19-Feb-2008
The OECD Forum on Space Economics Working Group met in Paris on February 19th. The main theme of discussions concerned indicators and statistics on the space economy (definition…). Working Group members particularly encouraged the development of an innovative OECD Working Paper entitled “The Guide to Measuring the Space Economy”, to become available in summer 2008.
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