OECD work on patent statistics

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17-Jun-2008

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

Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI): 2008/1 edition

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23-May-2008

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.

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.

STI Scoreboard 2001

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18-Sep-2001

The Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2001 brings together the latest internationally comparable data on trends in the knowledge-based economy. Indicators that capture the changing relationship ...

Measuring Expenditure on Health-related R&D

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24-May-2001

Science and technology improves human health but the pressure for faster and larger improvements is increasing in this area. A fundamental starting point for better understanding the impact of innovation on health is the measurement of research and development.