Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI): 2009/1 edition

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13-Jul-2009

A timely set of indicators that reflect the level and structure of the efforts undertaken by OECD member countries and selected non-member economies in the field of science and technology.

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.

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.

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.

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 Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2008

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27-Oct-2008

The STI Outlook uses the latest available data and indicators to review key trends in science, technology and innovation in OECD countries and a number of major non-member economies.

Compendium of Patent Statistics 2008

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08-Sep-2008

This document provides a snapshot of the latest available internationally comparable data on patents. The indicators presented are specifically designed to reflect recent trends in inventive activities across a wide range of OECD member and non-member countries.

The OECD REGPAT Database: A Presentation (STI Working Paper 2008/2)

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06-Jun-2008

by Stéphane Maraut, Hélène Dernis, Colin Webb, Vincenzo Spiezia and Dominique Guellec

This database presents patent data linked to regions according to the addresses of the applicants and inventors. The data have been regionalised at a very detailed level so that more than 2000 regions are covered across OECD countries.

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

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19-Dec-2007

by Laudeline Auriol (OECD), Bernard Felix (Eurostat, EC), and Ernesto Fernandez-Polcuch (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)

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.