ANBERD (Analytical Business Enterprise Research and Development) database 2009

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14-May-2009

Data set on R&D expenditure by industry which addresses the problems of international comparability and breaks in the time series of the official business enterprise R&D data.

Trademarks as an Indicator of Product and Marketing Innovations (STI Working Paper 2009/6)

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08-Apr-2009

by Valentine Millot

This paper aims at presenting trademarks, their potential link with innovations and their main statistical properties, to see if they may serve as an innovation indicator.

Developments in Steelmaking Capacity of Non-OECD Economies (2008 edition)

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24-Mar-2009

This publication reports on steelmaking capacity on an economy-by-economy, plant or project basis and likely changes up to 2010. 

OECD work on patent statistics

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18-Mar-2009

Patent indicators are used to map aspects of the innovative performance and technological progress of countries, regions or certain specific domains and technology fields.

Towards Harmonised Bilateral Trade Data for Inter-Country Input-Output Analyses: Statistical Issues (STI Working Paper 2009/4)

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02-Mar-2009

by Dong Guo, Colin Webb and Norihiko Yamano

This paper discusses the challenges faced when attempting to construct appropriate bilateral trade matrices using annual data collected by the OECD and United Nations, as well as national sources.

OECD Patent Statistics Manual

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12-Feb-2009

This manual provides guiding principles for the use of patent data in S&T measurement, and recommendations for the compilation and interpretation of patent indicators in this context.

Input-Output Tables (2009)

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12-Feb-2009

The new edition of OECD Input-Output Database is available. Tables consist of matrices of inter-industrial transaction flows of goods and services (domestically produced and imported) in current prices, for 29 OECD countries and 11 non-member countries.

The Measurement of CO2 Embodiments in International Trade: Evidence from the Harmonised Input-Output and Bilateral Trade Database (STI Working Paper 2009/3)

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10-Feb-2009

by Satoshi Nakano, Asako Okamura, Norihisa Sakurai, Masayuki Suzuki, Yoshiaki Tojo and Norihiko Yamano

This study addresses the issue of carbon embodiments in trade using internationally comparable OECD data sources (input-output, bilateral goods trade and CO2 emissions) for 41 countries/regions by 17 industries.

Measuring China's Innovation System: National Specificities and International Comparisons (STI Working Paper 2009/1)

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16-Jan-2009

by Martin Schaaper

This paper discusses actors and resources in China's science and innovation system, science & technology performance and general purpose technologies. It provided input to the OECD Review of China's Innovation Policy. An annex assesses international comparability of China's S&T indicators.

OECD Information Technology Outlook 2008

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22-Dec-2008

IT and broadband are major drivers of economic change. This volume describes recent market dynamics and trends in industries supplying IT goods and services and offers an overview of the globalisation of the ICT sector and the rise of ICT-enabled international sourcing.

Strengthening Consumer Protection in the Internet Economy

OECD Conference on Empowering E-Consumers

Broadband Statistics

Now updated with data through December 2008

OECD Broadband Portal

Responses to the economic crisis

By investing smart, governments can buffer the downturn, accelerate recovery and lay the foundation for strong and sustainable growth.

Innovation and the Crisis

Editor's Choice

The most recent comparable data on communication sector performance.

OECD Communications Outlook 2009

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