Actualités & Evénements

Rapport sur les mathématiques dans l’industrie

16-juil.-2008

L’atelier sur les mathématiques dans l’industrie, qui s’est tenu les 22-24 mars 2007 à Heidelberg, a rassemblé de nombreux mathématiciens et des représentants de l’industrie et des organismes de financement de la recherche. L’objectif était d’analyser les relations entre les sciences mathématiques et le monde de l’industrie. Le rapport final contient des constatations et analyses qui soulignent l’important potentiel (souvent sous-utilisé) d’application des mathématiques avancées pour résoudre les problèmes modernes de l’industrie.

Just published: Broadband Growth and Policies in OECD Countries

03-juil.-2008

This volume examines broadband developments and policies, and highlights challenges such as connecting users to fibre-based networks or coverage of rural areas. It also outlines emerging issues that may need policy attention as we move to next-generation networks. The findings are also relevant to emerging and developing economies designing broadband strategies.

Just published: The Economic Impact of Counterfeiting and Piracy

25-juin-2008

Responding to concerns of governments and the business community, this study develops and applies a rigorous methodology to estimate the incidence of counterfeit and pirated items in world trade. It suggests ways to develop information and analysis, and identifies a number of key areas that require the attention of policy makers.

OECD Policy Guidance for Digital Content

25-juin-2008

Digital content is an important factor driving growth and employment, with widespread impacts on business, governments and society. These policy principles are designed to enhance the benefits of digital content-related innovations by promoting an enabling environment, enhancing the infrastructure, and fostering a business and regulatory climate conducive to the creation, access and use of digital content.

OECD Review of Innovation Policy: Norway

19-juin-2008

This publication, forthcoming in July 2008, reviews the strengths and weaknesses of Norway’s innovation system and recommends steps the government could take to foster innovation activity and increase the impact of innovation on the country’s future prosperity and social well-being.

OECD Policy Guidance on Convergence and Next Generation Networks

19-juin-2008

This Policy Guidance on Convergence and Next Generation Networks presents a number of principles which could be used by policy makers to reassess regulations and policies and to ensure existing frameworks do not hamper convergence, investment and choice in the marketplace.

Development of Policies for the Protection of Critical Information Infrastructures

18-juin-2008

This report examines how risks to the critical information infrastructure are assessed and managed in general terms, the emerging and existing models for public-private information sharing, and the national responses to the growing need for cross-border collaboration. It includes a comparative analysis of the development of policies for the protection of Critical Information Infrastructures (CII) in Australia, Canada, Korea, Japan, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Second Workshop on Policy Issues Related to Scientific Research Collections

du 17-juil.-2008 au 18-juil.-2008

Building on the findings and recommendations of a first workshop hosted by the Netherlands in 2007, the objective of this second event will be to determine the potential need and value of a new mechanism for the international coordination of scientific research collections.

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International conference on sustainable manufacturing

du 23-sept.-2008 au 24-sept.-2008

This conference, to take place in Rochester, NY, USA, will aim to promote the concepts and practices of sustainable manufacturing among diverse businesses, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Leading academics and industry practitioners are expected to be among the speakers and panelists, along with high-level policy makers. The presentations and discussions will help the OECD to identify the needs for the future work in this area.

Le Comité de l’acier s'est réuni à Paris-La Défense, les 22-23 mai 2008

du 22-mai-2008 au 23-mai-2008

Le Comité de l’acier, forum mondial dans lequel sont examinés les problèmes  multilatéraux du secteur de l’acier et les solutions envisageables, a tenu sa 64ème session à Paris-La Défense, les 22-23 mai 2008.  Des représentants des gouvernements, de la sidérurgie et d’autres parties prenantes se sont réunis pour débattre de la situation et des perspectives pour le secteur de l’acier et les marchés de matières premières, les échanges d’acier, les politiques commerciales, les mesures d’aide publique à l’acier et les enjeux environnementaux.

OECD Breakfast Series: Developing Global Strategies for Combating Identity Theft

le 05-mai-2008

The OECD Washington Center regularly holds OECD Breakfast Series events to promote OECD work, and to give the Washington audience a chance to interact with OECD officials.  The presentation will provide information on developments and trends, focusing in particular on the growing use of the Internet to conduct ID crime. Efforts to combat the theft will be described, as will policy guidance that was recently approved by the OECD's Committee on Consumer Policy. The discussants will provide further insights on how issues are affecting consumers in Canada and the United States.

Workshop on ICTs and Environmental Challenges

du 22-mai-2008 au 23-mai-2008

The aims of this workshop include: taking stock of the impacts of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on the environment including in efficient buildings, transport and distribution and distance working; Identifing areas for further analysis of the application and use of ICTs to further environmental goals; Analysis of both positive effects and issues of ICT recycling; Considering policy implications and the development of goals and priorities.

OECD Workshop on “Assessing the Socio-Economic Impacts of Public R&D”, Paris

le 11-juin-2008

OECD countries are investing more and more in R&D and innovation. What are the impacts of these public investments on the economy and society? What tools do governments have to assess such impacts and how robust are they? How to measure the non-economic impacts?  This one-day workshop, under the auspices of the OECD’s Working Party on Innovation and Technology Policy (TIP), will bring together academic experts and policy makers to address these questions and identify good practices for impact assessment.

Expert Workshop on Knowledge Markets in Life Sciences - 16-17 October

A workshop on the application of Knowledge Markets to health innovations will be held on 16 - 17 October, 2008 in Washington DC, USA. The Workshop will explore what knowledge markets are and how they might address inefficiencies in the innovation cycle, their current and potential future applications in the health sector, as well as the challenges and barriers to their widespread use.
Knowledge markets encompass a number of different mechanisms where buyers and sellers can trade a variety of knowledge intensive goods and services. 

Expert meeting on Biomarkers and Targetted Therapies

An expert workshop will be held on 6-7 October 2008, in Cambridge, United Kingdom, to discuss a number of analytical papers that address some key policy issues in the development and uptake of biomarkers.  A policy report based on the papers and the workshop discussion is planned for delivery before the end of 2008.