OECD-Norway Workshop on Performance-based Funding for Public Research in Tertiary Education Institutions

Many governments are working to develop improved methods of distributing public funds for research, in order to raise research quality and support the development of research in strategically important areas.

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Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology

The key goal of the current work is to identify further means (e.g. international guidelines, policy recommendations) to implement the 2004 OECD Science and Technology Ministers mandate on “Biotechnology for Sustainable Growth and Development” .

OECD and Risk/Safety Assessment in Modern Biotechnology

This brochure describes the work implemented at OECD on food, feed and environmental safety of modern biotechnology. It is updated regularly and was last updated in October 2010.

Launch of the OECD’s Innovation Strategy

In this speech during the launch of the OECD innovation strategy, Angel Gurria noted that more than ever, we need to reboot our economies with a more intelligent type of growth, driven by new start-ups, by the most innovative small SMEs and banks, and more.

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The OECD Innovation Strategy: Getting a Head Start on Tomorrow

Well-timed and targeted innovation boosts productivity, increases economic growth and helps solve societal problems. But how can governments encourage more people to innovate more of the time? And how can government itself be more innovative?

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Measuring Innovation: A New Perspective

This compendium is a major step towards evidence-based innovation policy making. It complements traditional “positioning”-type indicators with ones that show how innovation is, or could be, linked to policy.

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Publication of the Report of the Workshop on Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials in a Regulatory Context

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Publication of the Report of the Questionnaire on Regulatory Regimes on Manufactured Nanomaterials

The current document presents the information obtained from the WPMN Questionnaire on regulatory Regimes for Manufactured Nanomaterials issued July 28, 2008.

International Symposium on Opportunities and Challenges in the Emerging Field of Synthetic Biology: Synthesis Report

This July 2009 symposium brought together the different communities – scientific, engineering, policy, public and legal – involved in synthetic biology and explored the opportunities and challenges posed by this emerging field.

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