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Documents and Reports on Biosafety
15-May-2009
All Documents and Reports on Biosafety can be downloaded free of charge from this website.
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Governance of the Earth observation infrastructure: inputs from OECD / IFP (11 May 2009)
12-May-2009
The OECD IFP was invited to present its findings on the space infrastructure, at the GMES Governance workshop organised by the EARSC and EUROSPACE associations, in cooperation with the European Commission's GMES Bureau and the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels. Link to presentations: www.earsc.org.
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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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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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18-Dec-2008
The "Consensus Document on Information Used in the Assessment of Environmental Applications Involving Acinetobacter," number 46 in the series, was recently made available to the public.
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11-Dec-2008
This document is a compilation of responses given during the Tour de Table by delegations that attended the 4th Meeting of the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials held at OECD Headquarters in Paris, France on 11-13 June 2008.
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New Publication: Space Technologies and Climate Change
25-Nov-2008
This book examines space technologies' contributions in tackling some of the serious problems posed by climate change. It underlines the need to consider satellites not just as research and development systems, but as an important component of a critical communication- and information-based infrastructure for modern societies. For more information, please contact: claire.jolly@oecd.org.
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