Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators in a Changing World: Responding to Policy Needs

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25-Sep-2007

This volume presents policy needs, measurement issues and some of the challenges in developing indicators for cross-cutting and emerging topics in science, technology and innovation. It shares ideas to exploit existing data and develop new measurement frameworks.

Offshoring and Employment: Trends and Impacts

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13-Jul-2007

This report provides new insights into offshoring, which has become a fact of life for business, and describes the wide-ranging effects that offshoring can have on domestic employment -- the positive, as well as the negative.

Staying Competitive in the Global Economy: Moving Up the Value Chain (Synthesis Report)

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06-Jun-2007

The globalisation of production has changed the industrial structure within OECD countries, and in some sectors blunted their competitiveness. Another major consequence has been fears of job losses, due to outsourcing and offshoring. How should OECD countries respond?

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2006

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04-Dec-2006

Published in December 2006, this edition of the OECD STI Outlook offers a comprehensive review of key trends in science, technology and innovation policy.

The OECD Input-Output Database: 2006 edition (STI Working Paper 2006/8)

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20-Oct-2006

by Norihiko Yamano and Nadim Ahmad

This paper describes the compilation of these tables in the hope that this may benefit input-output compilers in national statistical offices and provide them with a better understanding of the information needed by the OECD to compile these tables in order to meet the demands of users.

OECD Information Technology Outlook 2006

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03-Oct-2006

This volume describes recent market dynamics and trends in industries supplying IT goods and services and offers an overview of the globalisation of the information and communication technology (ICT) sector and the rise of ICT-enabled international sourcing.

Input-Output Analysis in an Increasingly Globalised World: Applications of OECD's Harmonised International Tables (STI Working Paper 2006/7)

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01-Sep-2006

by Brian Wixted, Norihiko Yamano and Colin Webb

This paper is primarily aimed at a non-technical audience and focuses on the applications and important policy questions that can benefit from the availability of harmonised input-output tables, such as those developed over the years by the OECD.

OECD Biotechnology Statistics 2006

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22-May-2006

The 2006 edition OECD Biotechnology Statistics includes data for 23 OECD countries and two observer countries, plus China (Shanghai), and takes a major step forward in improving the comparability of biotechnology indicators among countries.

STructural ANalysis (STAN) Indicators Database

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26-Apr-2006

This data set gathers annual indicators calculated with data from STAN and ANBERD (Analytical Business Enterprise R&D database). This edition complement the 2005 version of the Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard.

Biotechnology Statistics in OECD Member Countries: On-line Inventory

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05-Apr-2006

This inventory aims to provide an accurate assessment of the current state of  biotechnology statistics in OECD member and observer countries.