OECD in Figures 2009

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30-Sep-2009

The 2009 edition of OECD in Figures contains key data on OECD countries, ranging from economic growth and employment to inflation, trade and environment.

OECD Key Biotech Indicators

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30-Jul-2009

The biotechnology indicators below are produced by the OECD’s Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry (DSTI).

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.

OECD Biotechnology Statistics 2009

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25-May-2009

The 2009 edition brings together the latest available economic and activity data on biotechnology and innovation for 22 OECD members and four non-member countries. It builds on the extensive work of the OECD and national experts to improve the comparability of biotechnology statistics.

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.