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<title><![CDATA[OECD international survey of scientific authors]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This survey aims to collect information on the activities of scientific authors, from the underpinning research to its ultimate outcomes, covering the review, publication and dissemination processes. The OECD has launched a new phase to collect statistical evidence on the use of digital tools for science and on their impact on different scientific activities.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2018 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Genome Editing: Applications in Agriculture]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD Conference on Genome Editing: Applications in Agriculture – Implications for Health, Environment and Regulation will explore the regulatory considerations raised by genome edited products, with the aim to favour a coherent policy approach to facilitate innovation involving genome editing. More information on the programme and the speakers.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2018 15:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD biotechnology newsletter updates]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Read our newsletter to stay up-to-date with all the latest OECD work on biotechnology.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/oecdbiotechnologynewsletterupdates.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2018 16:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gene editing for advanced therapies: Governance, policy and society]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Recent breakthroughs in gene editing techniques have ushered in a new era for gene editing and health innovation. This report is the result of an expert meeting to explore the core scientific, legal, regulatory and societal challenges facing the responsible development and use of gene editing in somatic cells for advanced therapies. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Issues in neurotechnology governance]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Governments, funders and companies around the world are making unprecedented investments in brain research and the development of neurotechnologies. This report provides a summary of main discussion points emerging from an expert consultation that aimed to identify and classify cutting-edge neurotechnologies and the ethical, legal, social, economic and cultural issues that arise with them.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 14:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Open and inclusive collaboration in science: A framework]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Digitalisation is fundamentally changing science and this paper lays out some of the opportunities, risks and major policy challenges associated with these changes. More specifically, it lays out a conceptual framework for open science which aims to help different communities to decide on their own priorities within the open science space. ]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/2dbff737-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 11:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Transformative technologies and jobs of the future]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The digital transformation has positive impacts on productivity for many firms, but has not yet translated into stronger productivity growth at the economy-wide level. This background report for the March 2018 G7 Innovation Ministers' meeting focuses on the impacts of digital transformation on jobs and productivity.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/transformative-technologies-and-jobs-of-the-future.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report on statistics and indicators of biotechnology and nanotechnology]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper provides a summary of trends and developments in biotechnology and nanotechnology over the last 20-25 years based on the longitudinal analyses of patents. It also introduces an experimental indicator which aims to visualise developments over time in each research area.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/3c70afa7-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 10:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gene editing in an international context: Scientific, economic and social issues across sectors]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[There is broad agreement that gene editing techniques go beyond incremental advances of past biotechnologies, but harnessing the potential will require meeting significant policy challenges in arenas of governance, ethics, and public engagement. This report summarises the discussions of a group of international experts and policymakers.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/38a54acb-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 10:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Empowering women in the digital age: Where do we stand?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[New digital tools are empowering, and can serve to support a new source of inclusive global economic growth. Now is the time to take use the digital transformation to ensure it represents a leapfrog opportunity for women and a chance to build a more inclusive digital world. This brochure represents a preliminary effort by the OECD, working with the G20, to broaden the evidence base.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/empowering-women-in-the-digital-age-brochure.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A portrait of innovative start-ups across countries]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper presents new cross-country descriptive evidence on innovative start-ups and related venture capital investments drawing upon Crunchbase, a new dataset that is unprecedented in terms of scope and comprehensiveness. The analysis employs a mix of different statistical techniques.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/f9ff02f4-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 09:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Revised proposal for the revision of the statistical definitions of biotechnology and nanotechnology]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This document revises the OECD's statistical definition of biotechnology, which had last been reviewed in 2008, and proposes the adoption of a statistical definition of nanotechnology in the same format.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/085e0151-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Co-ordination and support of international research data networks]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report explores the challenges and enablers for the effective functioning of international research data networks. It analyses the diversity and complexity of these networks, and issues such as governance and funding in 32 cases. It includes a set of policy recommendations as a basis for building the shared understanding that is necessary to develop effective and sustainable international research data networks.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/e92fa89e-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 13:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Open research agenda setting]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report analyses seven initiatives to engage citizens in the co-design of research agendas. Although cases varied considerably in their focus, geographic scale and overall aims and methodology, a number of consistent messages came through. The report includes 10 key observations or lessons learned to help guide policy makers, research funders and researchers interested in citizen engagement in science.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/74edb6a8-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 13:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Digital platforms for facilitating access to research infrastructures]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report analyses 8 case studies of digital platforms that collate information and provide services to promote broader access to, and more effective use of, research infrastructures. Despite considerable variety among the cases, a number of key issues are identified that can help guide policymakers, funders, institutions and managers interested in developing or contributing to such platforms.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Strengthening the effectiveness and sustainability of international research infrastructures]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report identifies the challenges faced by research infrastructure funders, managers and operators all along the various phases of the research infrastructures life cycle, presents practical solutions that have been found to be applicable in certain cases, and proposes a series of policy recommendations which could be implemented to increase their effectiveness and sustainability.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 13:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Business models for sustainable research data repositories]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report explores the income streams, costs, value propositions, and business models for 48 research data repositories. It includes a set of recommendations designed to provide a framework for developing sustainable business models and to assist policy makers and funders in supporting repositories with a balance of policy regulation and incentives.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 11:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Neurotechnology and society: Strengthening responsible innovation in brain science]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report identifies, and seeks to address, key challenges for the responsible development of neurotechnology. In particular, it analyses frameworks and mechanisms for integrating social concerns in the early development of technology, and discusses best practices for research funders across the public and private sector.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2017 10:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Key biotechnology indicators]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Statistics on biotechnology firms, biotechnology R&D (including public sector expenditures), biotech applications and patents.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2017 11:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI): Intelligent machines, smart policies]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[As autonomous and self-taught machines become part of our everyday lives, what sort of policy and institutional frameworks should guide AI design and use? This event brought together policymakers, civil society representatives and AI experts from industry and academia to discuss the role of policy and international co-operation in ensuring that AI benefits society as a whole.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/going-digital/ai-intelligent-machines-smart-policies/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2017 19:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What artificial intelligence really means for policy makers]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2017 looks at the potential and risks associated with the rapid development of AI and robots. Their use will bring new opportunities to raise incomes, create new types of jobs and businesses and improve economic and social well-being, but there will be costs and bumps along the way.]]></description>
<link>https://www.oecd-forum.org/channels/722-digitalisation/posts/21102-digital-economy-outlook-2017-what-artificial-intelligence-really-means-for-policy-makers</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 11:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Marine biotechnology: Definitions, infrastructures and directions for innovation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Several countries have been setting up strategic roadmaps to support marine biotechnologies that could drive innovation and help address the global sustainability goals of food, energy, and health. This report identifies and begins to address challenges facing cooperation on marine biotechnology across countries.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9d0e6611-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The microbiome, diet and health: Towards a science and innovation agenda]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[There is now strong evidence that microbiomes play an important role in human health, as there are clear linkages to many major non-communicable diseases. This report assesses the key policy challenges for innovation in the microbiome. It argues that if such a promising scientific field is to lead to innovative applications, policies on science and innovation must be improved in five areas.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/d496f56d-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 10:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Re-booting government as a bridge to the digital age]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Digitalisation has already been under way for about half a century, yet it is only now that everyone is talking about a digital revolution. Why? One reason is the spread of faster and better connectivity. In 2013, about 80% of OECD countries had complete broadband coverage, fixed or wireless.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/re-booting-government-as-a-bridge-to-the-digital-age.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2017 14:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Business brief: Empowering the next generation of scientists to change the world]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Education has transformed over the last 20 years from being a means to an end to becoming a change agent on the battleground to improve the life chances of all individuals, regardless of where they live, their economic status, gender, ability or religious persuasion. Education has been revitalised as the gateway for equal opportunity.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/business-brief-empowering-the-next-generation-of-scientists.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2017 15:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New technology still underused by businesses]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Businesses need to step up the adoption of cutting-edge technologies, materials and processes if countries are to reap their full potential in terms of productivity gains, according to a new OECD report. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/new-technology-still-underused-by-businesses.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2017 12:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Making the most of the digital world: Changing an end to a means]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[In 1964 the writer Isaac Asimov predicted life 50 years on: “Even so, mankind will suffer badly from the disease of boredom....and I dare say that psychiatry will be far and away the most important medical specialty in 2014. The lucky few who can be involved in creative work of any sort will be the true elite of mankind, for they alone will do more than serve a machine”.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/making-the-most-of-the-digital-world-changing-an-end-to-a-means.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2017 14:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Inclusive Innovation Policies: Lessons from International Case Studies]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper analyses the role that inclusive innovation policies can play in tackling social, industrial and territorial inclusiveness challenges by drawing on 33 detailed policy examples from 15 countries. The paper discusses why these policies should be a priority, explores the specific challenges that arise in their implementation, and provides recommendations as to how the challenges can best be addressed.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/science-and-technology/inclusive-innovation-policies_a09a3a5d-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2017 10:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Links between Global Value Chains and Global Innovation Networks: An Exploration]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper is a first attempt to analyse the linkages between both types of networks and identify a number possible government implications. The motivation for this analysis is that concerns are raised in policy discussions that countries are not able to capture the value of their innovative activities.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/science-and-technology/the-links-between-global-value-chains-and-global-innovation-networks_76d78fbb-en</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2017 10:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New approach needed to tackle rising drug prices]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The proliferation of high-cost medicines and rising drug prices are increasing pressures on public health spending and calling into question the pharmaceutical industry’s pricing strategies. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/new-approach-needed-to-tackle-rising-drug-prices.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2017 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Key Issues for Digital Transformation in the G20]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report provides an assessment of G20 economies’ performance with respect to digitalisation and examines some of the most pressing policy challenges in areas spanning from access to digital infrastructures to digital security to legal frameworks. It includes a set of 11 core policy recommendations that could underpin a comprehensive G20 digital agenda.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/key-issues-for-digital-transformation-in-the-g20.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2017 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lower public R&D spending and protectionist risks may pose a threat to innovation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A decline in government funding of science and technology research in a number of countries could pose a threat to innovation at a time when global challenges like climate change and ageing populations demand solutions, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/lower-public-r-d-spending-and-protectionist-risks-may-pose-a-threat-to-innovation.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2016 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Conference on Intellectual Property Statistics for Decision Makers]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The conference aims to discuss how intellectual property data, statistics and analysis are used and can be used to inform decision-makers in both the public and private sectors, and to identify key information needs and possible shortcomings.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/site/stipatents/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2016 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[G20 Innovation Report 2016]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Report prepared for the G20 Science, Technology and Innovation Ministers Meeting in Beijing, China, 4 November 2016]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/G20-innovation-report-2016.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A new role for science in policy formation in the age of complexity? Insights blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The crisis, above all, showed that the economy is a highly complex, dynamic and evolving undertaking, with the potential, at times, to produce unpredictable (and often undesired) outcomes. Finally, it showed the need to embrace more appropriately this complexity in the science underlying policy analysis as well as in the policy making process itself.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2016/09/28/a-new-role-for-science-in-policy-formation-in-the-age-of-complexity/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Blue Sky Forum on Science and Innovation Indicators]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Every 10 years the OECD Blue Sky Forum engages the policy community, data users and providers into an open dialogue to review and develop its long-term agenda on science, technology and innovation (STI) data and indicators.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/blue-sky.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2016 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Knowledge Triangle:  
Enhancing the contributions of Higher Education and Research Institutions to Innovation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Knowledge Triangle approach in policy calls for better integrating the education, research and innovation activities of higher education institutions (HEIs) and public research institutions (PRIs) to foster greater synergies and impacts from public investments in education and research at the local and global levels. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/knowledge-triangle.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD to help put innovation at heart of G20 global growth strategy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Leaders of the G20 countries meeting at their Summit in Hangzhou, China, have called on the OECD to help develop an agenda to build a stronger, more innovative and inclusive world economy.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/oecd-to-help-put-innovation-at-heart-of-g20-global-growth-strategy.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2016 16:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The climate scientist and the teacher - Insights blog]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Climate change is not just about a change in climate towards hotter, wetter, and drier conditions, but also about an increase in the variability of the climate, as well as in the number and severity of extreme events.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2016/08/26/the-climate-scientist-and-the-teacher/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2016 13:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate Impacts in the Sahel and West Africa: Role of Climate Science in Policy Making - West African Papers]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper reviews the latest climate projections for West Africa and considers alternative ways in which the knowledge generated from climate science can be understood in the context of preparing for an uncertain future that provides practical help for decision makers.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2016 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Measuring the Link between Public Procurement and Innovation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The report highlights what concepts, definitions and measurement approaches can be used, with currently available data or suitably adapted sources, to produce policy-relevant indicators on the use of innovation procurement and carry out empirical analyses on the impact of public procurement on R&D, innovation and broader economic outcomes. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/science-and-technology/measuring-the-link-between-public-procurement-and-innovation_5jlvc7sl1w7h-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2016 11:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Taxonomy of Economic Activities Based on R&D Intensity]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper provides a new taxonomy of industries according to their level of R&D intensity - the ratio of R&D to value added within an industry. Manufacturing and non-manufacturing activities are clustered into five groups (high, medium-high, medium, medium-low, and low R&D intensity industries), drawing on new and expanded evidence from most OECD countries and some partner economies.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/science-and-technology/oecd-taxonomy-of-economic-activities-based-on-r-d-intensity_5jlv73sqqp8r-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2016 11:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[We need to talk about digital ethics]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Digital science and technology are at the heart of major economic, social and–in the eyes of some–anthropological shifts. That is why we need to think about the ethics of how these tools are produced and how they are used.
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<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/we-need-to-talk-about-digital-ethics.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2016 14:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Forum 2016: Productive economies, Inclusive societies]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Forum 2016, entitled Productive economies, Inclusive societies will be organised around the 3 cross-cutting themes of the OECD Week: inclusive growth and productivity, innovation and the digital economy, and international collaboration for implementing international agreements (COP21 and the Sustainable Development Goals) and standards (BEPS and automatic exchange of information).]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/forum</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2016 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Business brief: Jobs in the digital era work differently]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Ongoing innovation in technology is changing labour markets worldwide. To understand the future of work in the digital era, we need to move away from the traditional economic classification of manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/jobs-in-the-digital-era-work-differently.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2016 18:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Examens de l'OCDE des politiques d'innovation : Luxembourg 2016 - Évaluation d'ensemble et recommandations]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Examens de l'OCDE des politiques d'innovation : Luxembourg 2016 - Évaluation d'ensemble et recommandations]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/Luxembourg-Innovation-Review-2016-FR.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2016 12:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[For an optimistic revolution]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The world has seen more than one industrial revolution and another one is already upon us. We should face it as optimists. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/for-an-optimistic-revolution.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2016 15:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A mystery in the machine]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Algorithms lie at the heart of machine learning, which, in turn lies at the heart of much of modern life–from online shopping to intelligence gathering. But most of us know little about these powerful tools and how they work. Is this wise? ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/a-mystery-in-the-machine.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2016 12:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Symposium on Innovation and Inclusive Growth 2016]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A joint event of the OECD, the World Bank and the Growth Dialogue, this symposium brought together leading experts and policy makers from advanced, emerging and developing economies to discuss the impacts of the main technologies.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/knowledge-inno-inclusive-dev-2016.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2016 10:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Code is the poetry of a better world]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Code is the next universal language. In the 1970s punk rock drove a whole generation. In the 1980s it was probably money. For my generation, the interface to our imagination and to our world is software. This is why we need to get a more diverse set of people to see computers not as boring, mechanical and lonely things, but as something they can poke, tinker with and turn around. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/code-is-the-poetry-of-a-better-world.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2016 11:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Urgent research needed into risks from nanomaterials in household waste]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Urgent research is needed to assess the possible risks to human health and ecosystems from the ever-increasing amounts of engineered nanomaterials going into household waste and ending up in the environment, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/urgent-research-needed-into-risks-from-nanomaterials-in-household-waste.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2016 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Physical-Chemical Properties of Nanomaterials: Evaluation of Methods Applied in the OECD-WPMN Testing Programme]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This new document focuses on the evaluation of test methods applied to determine the physico-chemical properties of different types of nanomaterials.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/displaydocument/?cote=ENV/JM/MONO(2016)7&amp;doclanguage=en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Creating our Common Future through Science, Technology and Innovation: OECD Daejeon Ministerial Meeting, Korea]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy held a Ministerial-level meeting in Daejeon, Korea on 20-21 October 2015. Discussions addressed innovation strategies, impact of public investment, science policies for the 21st century, science and innovation for health, new technologies for a sustainable future and the green economy, and science and innovation for global inclusiveness.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/sti-ministerial-2015.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2015 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Korea leading in technologies that have potential for future growth, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Thanks to robust skills and investment in R&D, Korea is leading in the development of frontier technologies with potential to transform production processes, stimulate the entry of new firms, and the launch of ground-breaking products and applications, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/korea-leading-in-technologies-that-have-potential-for-future-growth.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2015 09:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Developments on the safety of manufactured nanomaterials: 2013]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This document provides background information on activities related to manufactured nanomaterials, as well as other activities on nanotechnologies at the international level. The information provided in this document captures OECD activities between February and December 2013.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/displaydocument/?cote=env/jm/mono(2015)41&amp;doclanguage=en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2015 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD chemical studies show way forward for nanomaterial safety]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Today the OECD marks the end of a seven year experimental testing programme, investigating 11 commercially viable nanomaterials across 110 chemical tests. The results were co-ordinated across 11 countries with tests and data generated from government agencies, universities, research institutions and businesses. Over 780 studies on the specific properties of nanomaterials were undertaken.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/news-nanomaterial-safety.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2015 07:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Ministers reinforce importance of investment for strong, green and inclusive growth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The OECD’s Annual Meeting at Ministerial Level reinforced member governments’ support across a broad range of key OECD work. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/oecd-ministers-reinforce-importance-of-investment-for-strong-green-and-inclusive-growth.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2015 13:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Business brief: The Czech Republic’s fourth Industrial Revolution]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Innovation and creativity have long been hallmarks of the Czech Republic. After all, this is the country that invented the term “robot”, when Czech writer, Karel Čapek, coined the word back in 1921. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/czech-republic-fourth-industrial-revolution.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2015 10:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Big Data in the fight against Dementia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[There’s a quiet revolution afoot: health data are increasingly collected, stored and used in digital form.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2015/05/01/using-big-data-in-the-fight-against-dementia/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2015 11:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More targeted policies could boost Luxembourg innovation, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Improved governance and more targeted policies to stimulate business R&D could help Luxembourg strengthen innovation]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/more-targeted-policies-could-boost-luxembourg-innovation.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2015 04:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Safety Assessment of Foods and Feeds Derived from Transgenic Crops, Volume 1]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Volume I of this series compiles the science-based consensus documents of the OECD Task Force for the Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds from 2002 to 2008.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/chemicalsafety/safety-assessment-of-foods-and-feeds-derived-from-transgenic-crops-volume-1-9789264180147-en.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2015 12:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Better dementia care and a future cure require action today, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The current policy approach to tackling dementia is socially and economically unsustainable, according to a new OECD report. Countries need to take action now to improve the lives of people living with dementia and their carers, prioritise public research on dementia, and improve the incentives for private investment in dementia innovation.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/better-dementia-care-and-a-future-cure-require-action-today.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Big Data for Advancing Dementia Research - An Evaluation of Data Sharing Practices in Research on Age-related Neurodegenerative Diseases]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Dementia is increasing in prevalence, and to date has no cure or treatment. One element in improving this situation is using and sharing data more widely to increase the power of research. Further, moving beyond established medical data into big data offers the potential to tap into routinely collected data from both within and outside the health system.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/science-and-technology/big-data-for-advancing-dementia-research_5js4sbddf7jk-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2015 16:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Policy Perspectives - Nanotechnology and Tyres: Greening Indsutry and Tyres]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An OECD policy perspective is now available which describes some of the major highlights from an OECD report on Nanotechnology and Tyres: Greening Industry and Transport.]]></description>
<link>http://issuu.com/oecd.publishing/docs/policy_perspectives-nano_tyres-fina</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2015 10:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[International Conference on Innovation for Inclusive Growth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This event, to be held on 10-12 February 2015 in New Delhi, will be a forum for high-level discussion and policy exchange among stakeholders concerned with the question of how innovation can best serve inclusive development.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/innovation-for-inclusive-growth-conference.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2015 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Project on measuring design and its role in innovation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This project has reviewed how current measurement frameworks capture the broad range of innovation activities in firms, and in particular how design activities are reflected. It highlights which concepts, definitions and measurement approaches can be used to produce policy-relevant indicators on the role of design in innovation.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/measuring-design-and-innovation.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2015 09:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Measuring the Digital Economy: A New Perspective]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Measuring the Digital Economy: A New Perspective]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/sti/measuring-the-digital-economy-9789264221796-en.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2014 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Science, Technology and Innovation in Viet Nam]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Science, Technology and Innovation in Viet Nam]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/sti/inno/science-technology-and-innovation-in-viet-nam-9789264213500-en.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2014 10:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[China headed to overtake EU, US in science & technology spending, OECD says]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Squeezed R&D budgets in the EU, Japan and US are reducing the weight of advanced economies in science and technology research, patent applications and scientific publications and leaving China on track to be the world’s top R&D spender by around 2019, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/china-headed-to-overtake-eu-us-in-science-technology-spending.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2014 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Space Economy at a Glance 2014]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This publication provides a statistical overview of the global space sector and its contributions to economic activity. This new edition provides indicators and statistics based on both official and private data, in over forty countries with space programmes, and identifies new dynamics in the space sector.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/the-space-economy-at-a-glance-2014-9789264217294-en.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2014 10:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Global Forum on the Knowledge Economy 2014]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The overarching theme of the 2014 Global Forum, held in Tokyo on 2 and 3 October, was data-driven innovation for a resilient society. The event focused on the collection and use of data throughout the economy and society for enhanced growth and well-being. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/global-forum-knowledge-economy-2014.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2014 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Regional Consultation on Intellectual Property Rights for Innovation in Southeast Asia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This consultation brought together experts and policy makers from Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore and Viet Nam to exchange policy experiences, identify different challenges faced by countries in the region and best practice examples adopted to strengthen the contributions of the national IP system to innovation.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/regional-consultation-ipr-for-innovation-in-southeast-asia.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Biobased Chemicals and Bioplastics: Finding the Right Policy Balance]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Several OECD countries have published their plans for the development of a future bioeconomy, in which bio-based materials and production techniques will contribute significantly to economic and environmental sustainability. The case for support for bio-based chemicals and plastics therefore warrants serious attention.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jxwwfjx0djf-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2014 11:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Consensus document on the biology of Eucalyptus spp.]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This publication is a tool for environmental safety assessment of EUCALYPTUS novel lines. Planted in the tropics and sub-tropics, E. species can be genetically-engineered for resistance to disease/drought/cold/salinity, or lower lignin content. Elements useful to biosafety evaluation are detailed, e.g. Eucalyptus taxonomy, origin, reproduction, genetics, hybridisation, ecology, allergens-toxins, beneficial chemical products, breeding.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/displaydocument/?cote=env/jm/mono(2014)27&amp;doclanguage=en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nanotechnology and tyres: Greening industry and transport]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The report presents the potential of new nanomaterials and highlights the remaining challenges for their safe and sustainable introduction in the tyre industry.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/nanotechnology-tyres-greening-industry-and-transport.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2014 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report of the OECD expert meeting on the physical chemical properties of manufactured nanomaterials and test guidelines]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report includes the conclusions and recommendation of an expert workshop on Physical-Chemical Properties of Manufactured Nanomaterials and Test Guidelines organized by OECD’s Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials. The workshop addressed issues relevant to the physical-chemical properties of manufactured nanomaterials from a regulatory perspective point with a view to the need for new or adapted test guidelines.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/displaydocument/?cote=env/jm/mono(2014)15&amp;doclanguage=en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2014 17:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Biotechnology Update – OECD ICGB Newsletter No 27]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD major events and activities relating to biotechnologies: latest developments are updated biannually in this Newsletter]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/biotrack/Biotech-Update-No27-4-July-2014.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2014 12:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Research Co-operation between Developed and Developing Countries in the Area of Climate Change Adaptation and Biodiversity
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<description><![CDATA[Climate change and biodiversity loss have increasingly become the subject of international policy deliberations. It is widely recognised that strong and effective international co-operation is required to address these issues. Co-operation in science and technology between developed and developing countries is considered to be of particular importance. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/Research_Cooperation.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2014 16:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Smarter research spending would boost French innovation, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Encouraging private-sector innovation, making public research institutions more accountable and channelling more funds into the most promising R&D projects would help restore France’s former prowess in science and technology, a new OECD report says.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/smarter-research-spending-would-boost-french-innovation.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Consensus document on the biology of cassava ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This  document is a tool for environmental safety assessment of novel varieties of Cassava derived from modern biotechnology. Cassava is a key staple crop in Africa, Asia and Latin America, this document will be useful to many readers interested in biosafety issues.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/displaydocument/?cote=env/jm/mono(2014)13&amp;doclanguage=en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2014 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Button Battery Safety]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Many devices using small batteries have battery compartments that are easy to open and most people do not know there are safety concerns. Consumers worldwide need to be aware of the serious injuries that small batteries shaped like coins and buttons can cause when swallowed by children.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/button-battery-safety-awareness-week.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Emerging Policy Issues in Synthetic Biology]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Synthetic biology is an emerging technology that shows promise for investigating some of the burning issues in biological research. It also has the potential to address some of the grand challenges facing society, such as climate change and energy security.]]></description>
<link>http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/science-and-technology/emerging-policy-issues-in-synthetic-biology_9789264208421-en#page1</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2014 09:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Join the discussion on the role of science and technology for well-being]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[La OCDE Centro de México, El Foro Consultivo Científico y Tecnológico, el Seminario Satisfacción Subjetiva con la Vida y la Sociedad (SAVISO)-UNAM-IIS, Ethos Laboratorio de Política Públicas, Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos, and Wikiprogress, Wikiprogress América Latina invite you to leave your comments and exchange best practices, research and experiences on the role of science and technology for well-being.
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<link>http://theblogprogress.blogspot.fr/2014/05/invitation-for-online-discussion-role.html</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2014 11:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Making Innovation Policy Work: Learning from Experimentation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Building on concrete examples, this book explores emerging topics in innovation policy for more inclusive and sustainable growth.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/making-innovation-policy-work.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2014 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Environmental Policies and Risk Finance in the Green Sector: Cross-country Evidence]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Risk finance is essential for new ventures to commercialise new ideas and grow, especially in emerging sectors. Yet very little is known about the drivers and characteristics of risk finance in the green sector. This paper aims to fill this gap by providing a detailed description of risk finance in the green sector across 29 countries and identifying the role that policies might have in shaping high-growth investments. ]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jz6wn918j37-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2014 18:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Symposium on Innovation and Inclusive Growth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This event brought together leading experts and policy makers from advanced, emerging and developing economies to discuss the critical challenges that need to be addressed for innovation to support inclusive growth and identify key policy principles.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/knowledge-inno-inclusive-dev.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2014 14:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Unleashing the Power of Big Data for Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Research]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[More than 35 million people worldwide had dementia in 2010 and this number is expected to exceed 115 million by 2050. This paper reports on the opportunities offered by the informatics revolution and big data to address Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia. This will require careful planning and multi-stakeholder collaboration as technical, administrative, regulatory, infrastructure and financial obstacles emerge.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/science-and-technology/unleashing-the-power-of-big-data-for-alzheimer-s-disease-and-dementia-research_5jz73kvmvbwb-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ecotoxicology and Environmental Fate of Manufactured Nanomaterials: Test Guidelines]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This document includes the conclusions and recommendations resulting from a workshop that addressed the ecotoxicology and environmental fate of manufactured nanomaterials, and in particular the applicability of existing OECD Test Guidelines (TG) related to these topics. A number of TG developments are underway at OECD as a follow-up to these recommendations. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/displaydocument/?cote=ENV/JM/MONO(2014)1&amp;doclanguage=en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 09:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Promoting Research Excellence: New Approaches to Funding]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report presents new evidence on how governments steer and fund public research in higher education and public research institutions through research excellence initiatives (REIs). It provides information on how REIs work and institutions that host centres of excellence. The findings show some of the benefits to be gained through REIs and pitfalls to be avoided.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/promoting-research-excellence.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Intelligent Demand: Policy Rationale, Design and Potential Benefits]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper reviews demand-side innovation policies, their rationales and importance across countries, different approaches to their design, the challenges entailed in their implementation and evaluation, and good practices. Three main forms of demand-side policy are considered: innovation-oriented public procurement, innovation-oriented regulations, and standards, with emphasis on innovation-oriented public procurement.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jz8p4rk3944-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 12:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Workshop on Integrating Omics and Policy for Healthy Ageing: Synthesis Report ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[An ageing population brings new challenges both to healthcare systems and to medicine in terms of the increased manifestation of specific diseases primarily seen in the elderly. Biomedical innovation, and in particular research into "omics technologies", offers the promise of new means of detection, prevention and treatment of age-related disabilities and diseases.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5jzb0z52dc5c-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Insights blog: Commercialising public research - One of the Innovation Policy Platform’s core subjects]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Recent work conducted at the OECD and the Innovation Policy Platform demonstrate the importance of channels other than patents for the commercialisation of public research. While patenting remains important, universities and PRIs are emphasizing other ways to commercialise their research, notably collaborative research, student entrepreneurship and faculty mobility, contract research and consulting.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2014/01/16/commercialising-public-research-one-of-the-innovation-policy-platforms-core-subjects/</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2014 14:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[National Intellectual Property Systems, Innovation and Economic Development with perspectives on Colombia and Indonesia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This publication addresses the role of national systems of IP in the socio-economic development of emerging countries, notably through their impact on innovation. It presents a framework that identifies the key mechanisms that enable IP systems to support emerging countries’ innovation and development objectives. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/national-ip-systems-innovation-and-economic-development.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Insights blog: Better knowledge for better innovation policies - The Innovation Policy Platform]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Innovation Policy Platform (IPP) is a one-of-a-kind web-based interactive space that provides easy access to open data, learning resources and opportunities for collective learning on the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of locally appropriate innovation policies.]]></description>
<link>http://oecdinsights.org/2014/01/10/better-knowledge-for-better-innovation-policies-the-innovation-policy-platform/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2014 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Commercialising Public Research: New Trends and Strategies]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report describes recent trends in government and institutional level policies to enhance the transfer and exploitation of public research. It also benchmarks a set of countries, universities and public research institutions based on both traditional and new indicators.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/commercialising-public-research.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2013 12:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Toward New Models for Innovative Governance of Biomedecine and Health Technologies]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report examines examples of new and emerging governance models to support responsible development of diagnostics and treatments based on the latest advances in biomedicine. It identifies some of the main challenges for policy makers, regulators and other communities involved in the translation of biomedical innovation and health technologies from the lab bench to point of care.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/science-and-technology/toward-new-models-for-innovative-governance-of-biomedecine-and-health-technologies_5k3v0hljnnlr-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2013 15:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Consensus document on the biology of sugarcane (Saccharum spp.)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This new document is available as a tool for environmental safety assessment of new varieties of sugarcane derived from modern biotechnology.  Given the large production of this crop worldwide, its biosafety will be an important issue for many countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/displaydocument/?cote=env/jm/mono(2013)22&amp;doclanguage=en
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Consensus document on compositional considerations for new varieties of oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus): Key food and feed nutrients, anti-nutrients and toxicants]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This document supplies basic information useful in the risk and safety assessment of food and feed using new varieties of oyster mushroom: compositional considerations, key constituents (nutrients, anti-nutrients and toxicants).  It is issued in the Novel Food and Feed Safety Series.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/displaydocument/?cote=env/jm/mono(2013)23&amp;doclanguage=en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Policies for Bioplastics in the Context of a Bioeconomy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper explores the development of the bioplastics sector and its role in national bioeconomy strategies. It finds that bioplastics are at a disadvantage compared to some other biobased products, notably biofuels, that often benefit from preferential treatment. It also notes that greater efforts are needed at the international level as regards standards to avoid creating barriers to international trade in biobased products.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k3xpf9rrw6d-en</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2013 15:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Innovation: Support for young firms would boost job creation, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Young firms play a crucial role in job creation but have missed out on many of the benefits of structural reforms of the past decade in OECD countries. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/innovation-support-for-young-firms-would-boost-job-creation.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reform R&D tax systems to boost innovation and help young firms, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Most OECD governments use tax incentives to encourage businesses to invest in research and development (R&D)  to boost innovation and drive economic growth. Others, like China, India and South Africa, are doing the same. But reforming these incentives would give countries a better return on their investment and support young innovative firms that play a crucial role in job creation, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/reform-rd-tax-systems-to-boost-innovation-and-help-young-firms.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD countries address the safety of manufactured nanomaterials
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<description><![CDATA[The OECD has recommended its Member Countries apply existing international and national chemical regulatory frameworks to manage the risks associated with manufactured nanomaterials.  
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<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/oecd-countries-address-the-safety-of-manufactured-nanomaterials.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Low-level presence of transgenic plants in seed and grain commodities: Environmental risk/safety Assessment, and availability and use of information]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This Biosafety document aims to serve as an aid to risk assessors and regulators; providing guidance on handling the aspects of an environmental safety assessment, accessing and using information in situations of low-level presence (LLP) of transgenic plants in seed and grain commodities.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/displaydocument/?cote=env/jm/mono(2013)19&amp;doclanguage=en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2013 11:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Marine Biotechnology: Enabling Solutions for Ocean Productivity and Sustainability]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This book discusses scientific and technological tools at the centre of a renewed interest in marine biotechnology that is contributing to a new bioeconomy sector in many countries and offering potential new solutions to global challenges.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/marine-biotechnology-ocean-productivity-sustainability.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2013 11:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Co-Operation on Risk Assessment: Prioritisation of Important Issues on Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials - Final Report]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This document follows on from a report entitled Important Issues on Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials [ENV/JM/MONO(2012)8]. This report identified a range of issues which the WPMN considered important in risk assessment and which should be addressed in the future. It summarised results of a survey which was circulated to delegations of the WPMN, methodologies used to analyze the survey, and the identified priorities.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/displaydocument/?cote=env/jm/mono(2013)18&amp;doclanguage=en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2013 18:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Public Health in an Age of Genomics]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This report presents the findings of a research project to investigate the drivers and criteria shaping the application of genomic biotechnology to health in different national settings, and the barriers to implementation nationally and internationally. Findings are based on case studies on Finland, Israel, Luxembourg, Mexico, the United Kingdom, China and South Africa.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/science-and-technology/public-health-in-an-age-of-genomics_5k424rdzj3bx-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2013 15:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More competition essential for future of mobile innovation, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD countries must ensure mobile markets remain open and competitive in order to sustain innovation and meet rising demand for data services, according to a new OECD report.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/more-competition-essential-for-future-of-mobile-innovation.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Unlocking Global Collaboration to Accelerate Innovation for Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The aim of this consultation, held on 20-21 June 2013 in Oxford (UK), was to stimulate discussion at the highest possible level of expert engagement in setting out an agenda for OECD action to accelerate innovation for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/unlockingglobalcollaborationtoaccelerateinnovationforalzheimersdiseaseanddementia.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Knowledge networks and markets (KNMs)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[KNMs are arrangements which govern the transfer of various types of knowledge, such as intellectual property, know-how, software code or databases, between independent parties across the economy. The OECD's KNM project studies existing and emerging knowledge allocation mechanisms and their impact on knowledge creation, dissemination and use. The assessment of the economic significance of KNMs informs an evidence-based approach to]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/knm.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Emerging Trends in Biomedicine and Health Technology Innovation: Addressing the Global Challenge of Alzheimer's]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The economic and social impact of chronic brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases will become the #1 public health problem worldwide by 2050, directly affecting 100 million people. Ongoing demographic trends, namely ageing populations, are leading to the unprecedented expansion of consumer demand for healthcare services, which will confront a serious crisis in a climate of shrinking resources.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k44zcpt65vc-en</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nanotechnology for Green Innovation]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper brings together information collected through Working Party on Nanotechnology discussions and projects. It relies in particular on preliminary results from a project on the responsible development of nanotechnology and outcomes of a symposium held in 2012.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k450q9j8p8q-en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Innovation: the next frontier?
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<description><![CDATA[The growing food security and poverty challenges that we face deserve our special attention. Experience has shown that only through sharing best practices and lessons learned can we develop more targeted policies and coordinate our efforts at promoting agricultural development through innovation, said Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/innovation-the-next-frontier.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Innovation in Southeast Asia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This review provides a quantitative and qualitative assessment of countries’ capacity in S&T and innovation. A regional synthesis highlights current performance and knowledge circulation, and country profiles describe the dynamics of national innovation systems and their relation to international knowledge flows, taking into account the wider framework conditions for innovation.]]></description>
<link>http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/science-and-technology/innovation-in-southeast-asia-2012_9789264128712-en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 11:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Knowledge-based Start-ups in Mexico]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This book evaluates the performance of the knowledge-based sector in Mexico and provides policy recommendations for improving the financing, creation and expansion of innovative knowledge-based start-ups.]]></description>
<link>http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/industry-and-services/knowledge-based-start-ups-in-mexico_9789264193796-en</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Made in the world]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The new OECD/WTO database on trade in value-added is not just about changing the numbers, but policymakers’ approaches too. It gives trade fresh importance, and a place high on the agenda of the UK’s G8 presidency. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/made-in-the-world.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Green Growth Knowledge Platform 2013 annual conference]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The GGKP’s second annual conference will be held at the OECD Headquarters in Paris on 4-5 April 2013. The discussion will be framed around two headline themes: Greening global value chains and Measurement and reporting for green growth.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/ggkp2013annualconference.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Knowledge is growth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The growing awareness that knowledge-based capital (KBC) is driving economic growth is prevalent in today’s global marketplace. The creation and application of knowledge is especially critical to the ability of firms and organisations to develop in a competitive global economy and to create high-wage employment.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/knowledge-is-growth.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Data for Understanding the Human Condition: International Perspectives]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[OECD Global Science Forum report on data and research infrastructure for the social sciences.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/new-data-for-understanding-the-human-condition.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD urges countries to harmonise clinical trial regulations to boost medical research and save lives]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Increasingly complex and inconsistent clinical trial regulations are causing delays, raising costs and leading to a decline in the number of international trials conducted by academics for non-commerical purposes. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/oecdcountriestoharmoniseclinicaltrialregulationsboostmedicalresearchandsavelives.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Current Developments/Activities on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This document provides information on current/planned activities related to the safety of manufactured nanomaterials in OECD member and non-member countries that attended at the 10th meeting of OECD’s Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (Paris France, 27-29 June 2012).]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/displaydocument/?cote=env/jm/mono(2013)2&amp;doclanguage=en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Guidance on Sample Preparation and Dosimetry for the Safety Testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This is a guidance on sample preparation and dosimetry, to which special attention should be paid when testing nanomaterials for human health and environmental safety endpoints.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/displaydocument/?cote=env/jm/mono(2012)40&amp;doclanguage=en
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Sweden]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The purpose of this review is to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the key
elements, relationships and dynamics that drive the Swedish innovation system and the
opportunities to enhance it through government policy.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/oecdreviewsofinnovationpolicysweden.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Consensus document on composition of new soybean varieties: food and feed nutrients, anti-nutrients, toxicants and allergens
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<description><![CDATA[This revised document supplies basic information (compositional considerations, key constituents), useful in risk/safety assessment of food and feed using new varieties of soybean (Glycine max.). This updated publication replaces the original issue of 2001.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/displaydocument/?cote=env/jm/mono(2012)24&amp;doclanguage=en</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Consensus document on the biology of the Brassica crops]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This Biosafety Document is intended to supply basic information (biology mainly), useful in environmental risk/safety assessment. Agriculture plant species of Brassica genus are cropped worldwide as oilseeds, vegetables and for other uses.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/displaydocument/?cote=env/jm/mono(2012)41&amp;doclanguage=en</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mapping Careers and Mobility of Doctorate Holders: Draft Guidelines, Model Questionnaire and Indicators – Third Edition (STI Working Paper 2012/7)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper presents a new edition of the project's technical guidelines including methodological guidelines, a core model questionnaire and instruction manual, and the output tables used for reporting data at the international level and related definitions.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k4dnq2h4n5c-en
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mixed Modes of Innovation: An Empiric Approach to Capturing Firms’ Innovation Behaviour (STI Working Paper 2012/6)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This study uses exploratory data analysis techniques to develop typologies of innovation modes or strategies for groups of firms. Analysing micro-level survey data from 18 countries we identify five innovation modes. The coherence and relevance of the innovation modes is tested by using them as explanatory factors in equations explaining economic performance. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/science-and-technology/mixed-modes-of-innovation_5k8x6l0bp3bp-en</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Transferable Skills Training for Researchers: Supporting Career Development and Research

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<description><![CDATA[This study analyses countries' government and institutional level policies on formal training in transferable skills for researchers, from doctoral students through to experienced research managers.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/transferableskills.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate Mitigation and Adaptation in Africa: Evidence from Patent Data - Environment Working Paper No. 50]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper presents comparative data on innovation in selected climate change mitigation and adaptation technologies in the context of Africa. Such analysis informs policy aimed at encouraging international technology transfer and development of domestic innovation capacities.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k8zng5smxjg-en</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Conference on Innovation for Inclusive Development]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The conference was also a first step towards creating a network of interested stakeholders for exchanging experience and jointly engaging in research on the 2013-2014 OECD Project on Knowledge and Innovation for Inclusive Development.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/conferenceoninnovationforinclusivedevelopment.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Global Forum on Biotechnology: The Evolving Promise of the Life Sciences
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<description><![CDATA[The OECD and the ESRC Genomics Policy & Research Forum jointly organised a one-day Forum on 12 November 2012 in Paris. The event was both retrospective and forward-looking. The forum concluded that the promise of biotechnology is not set but evolves with fresh scientific knowledge, novel laws and regulations. The future of biotechnology needs to also integrate social and cultural dimensions. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/evolvingpromiseofthelifesciences.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Symposium on Monitoring Global Threats: The Contribution of Satellite Technologies ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This symposium will highlight some of the key results from ongoing OECD work on innovative technologies for tackling major societal challenges. Specifically, it draws on a series of five special workshops organised in the first half of 2012 which examined space technologies’ current and future contribution to surveillance and early warning on global threats.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/Agenda OECD Space Symposium 12 October 2012.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The determinants of invention in electricity generation technologies: A patent data analysis - Environment Working Paper No. 45]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This paper analyses the determinants of invention in efficiency-enhancing electricity generation technologies that have the potential to facilitate climate change mitigation efforts, including fossil fuel based technologies aimed at reducing carbon emissions, renewables and nuclear technologies.]]></description>
<link>http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/5k92v111shjc-en </link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Innovation: Economic crisis and weak outlook hit R&D, says OECD]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Business spending on research and development has been hit hard by the economic crisis, with nearly all OECD countries seeing a fall in investment which could impact innovation and long-term growth, according to a new OECD report.
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<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/innovationeconomiccrisisandweakoutlookhitrdsaysoecd.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Six Years of OECD Work on The Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials: Achievements and Future Opportunities]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This communication outlines the achievements made so far by OECD in addressing the human health and environmental safety implications of manufactured nanomaterials]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/nanosafety/Nano Brochure Sept 2012 for Website  (2).pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Slovenia]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This review offers a comprehensive assessment of Slovenia's innovation system, focusing on the role of government. It provides concrete recommendations and identifies good practices.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/oecdreviewsofinnovationpolicyslovenia.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 10:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Knowledge Networks and Markets in the Life Sciences]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This book introduces the concept of knowledge networks and markets (KNMs) in the life sciences, the emerging organisations and mechanisms to share and trade an increasing variety of knowledge assets. ]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/knowledgenetworksandmarketsinthelifesciences.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Symposium on New Science-Based Tools for Anticipating and Responding to Global Crises (Paris, 18 April 2012)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This event explored the prospects of providing innovative, actionable information and advice to policymakers and other stakeholders, based on the results of contemporary research on complex dynamic systems.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/symposiumonnewscience-basedtoolsforanticipatingandrespondingtoglobalcrisesparis18april2012.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Conference on the Environmental Uses of Micro-organisms, 26-27 March 2012, Paris, France]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The conference will cover developments and the state-of-the art of environmental microbiology, as it is applied for biotechnological purposes, and the role of genetic engineering of micro-organisms intended for use in the environment, now and in the near future.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/biotrack/oecdconferenceontheenvironmentalusesofmicro-organisms26-27march2012parisfrance.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Biotech Update No. 23]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This newsletter provides up-to-date information on activities related to biotechnology at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It is mainly intended for delegates to OECD meetings who are already familiar with certain aspects of OECD‟s work. We hope that it is also informative for the wider biotech community.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/biotrack/49867087.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Symposium on the New Geography of Innovation and the Impact of the Economic Crisis (Paris, 19-20 January 2012)]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This symposium will gather 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.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/symposiumonthenewgeographyofinnovationandtheimpactoftheeconomiccrisisparis19-20january2012.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD/European Commission/Nordic Innovation Joint Workshop on the Future of Eco-Innovation: The Role of Business Models in the Green Transformation (Copenhagen, 19-20 January 2012) - Draft Agenda]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This workshop aims to showcase good practices of radical and systemic eco-innovations and enhance understanding of the role that new business models can play, and will also draw lessons for industry and policy makers to accelerate the deployment and diffusion of promising environmental technologies and solutions. The workshop will also serve to establish a network of experts and innovators and identify potential future work for the]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/49224244.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Financing High-Growth Firms: The Role of Angel Investors]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This book covers seed stage financing for high-growth companies in OECD and non-OECD countries with a primary focus on angel investment. It provides an overview of angel financing, including a description of how it has evolved and policy interventions taken within some countries.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/financinghigh-growthfirmstheroleofangelinvestors.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD’s Gurría welcomes UK strategy to put innovation at heart of growth agenda]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/oecdsgurriawelcomesukstrategytoputinnovationatheartofgrowthagenda.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Peru]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the innovation system of Peru, focusing on the role of government. It provides concrete recommendations and identifies good practices on how to improve policies that affect innovation performance.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/oecdreviewsofinnovationpolicyperu.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Business Innovation Policies: Selected Country Comparisons]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This study examines trends in and key features of policies and programmes used by governments to support innovation in the business sector.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/inno/businessinnovationpoliciesselectedcountrycomparisons.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Future Prospects for Industrial Biotechnology]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This book examines international drivers, enabling technologies fast-tracking industrial biotechnology, industry trends, some products appearing on the market, industry structure and finance, and policy measures and trends. It examines separately biofuels, biobased chemicals and bioplastics.]]></description>
<link>http://www.oecd.org/science/emerging-tech/futureprospectsforindustrialbiotechnology.htm</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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