Programme of work on Manufactured Nanomaterials 2006-2008

This Programme of Work on Manufactured Nanomaterials 2006-2008 was agreed in September 2006 September by OECD’s Chemicals Committee. To implement this work the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPMN) was established. The Terms of Reference for the WPMN are found in Annex II.

Ask the economists: Internet & development - towards a Wider World Web?

What benefits would the Internet bring to the developing world? A live online question and answer session is taking place now until 16.00 Paris time (15.00 GMT) on Thursday 21 February 2008.

OECD Working Party on Nanotechnology

The Working Party on Nanotechnology (WPN) convened at its second meeting 13-16 November 2007 in Paris to finalize work programs for the different projects and move forward especially with the work on statistics and indicators and impacts of nanotechnology on companies and bu

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Measuring Security and Trust in the Online Environment: A View Using Official Data (STI Digital Economy Paper 140)

This paper reviews available official statistics on trust and security in the online environment. It discusses whether security concerns are an obstacle to Internet use and examines how people and companies protect their equipment and networks.

Measuring User-Created Content: Implications for the ICT Access and Use by Households and Individuals Surveys (STI Digital Economy Paper 139)

This paper reviews recent measurement work on User-Created Content (UCC) undertaken in OECD countries.

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OECD Business Symposium on Open Innovation in Global Networks, Copenhagen, 25-26 February 2008

This international symposium examined trends in global networks for innovation in firms as well as implications for policy making.

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Measuring the Impacts of ICT Using Official Statistics (STI Digital Economy Paper 136)

Policy makers everywhere want to know about the social and economic impacts of ICT. The aim of this paper is to examine statistical issues associated with their measurement and to suggest areas for future work.

Mapping Careers and Mobility of Doctorate Holders: Draft Guidelines, Model Questionnaire and Indicators (STI Working Paper 2007/6)

This document presents the three main components of a collaborative project on careers of doctorate holders: 1) the methodological guidelines; 2) a core model questionnaire and instruction manual; and 3) output indicator tables used for reporting data at the international level.

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OECD Conference on Innovation in the Software Sector, 29-30 November 2007

This conference considered innovation in the software sector from an economic perspective, taking into account the factors that drive innovation, including key framework conditions.

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OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Chile

Over the last decade, Chile has been the most successful Latin American country in reducing the per capita income gap compared to the advanced countries. Chile now needs to further strengthen some institutional pillars of an efficient market-oriented economy, notably its innovation system.

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