Measuring entrepreneurship: a digest of indicators, 2008 edition

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08-Jan-2009

This report presents the results of the first round of empirical data collected under the  Entrepreneurship Indicators Programme (EIP).

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.

The Geography of Inventive Activities in OECD Regions (STI Working Paper 2008/3)

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02-Dec-2008

by Stefano Usai

This working paper reflects an initial analysis using a pioneering new OECD database. It is among the first systematic attempts to analyse comparatively the distribution of innovative activity across OECD regions with a set of homogenous measures.

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.

Survey of Implementation of Methodological Standards for Direct Investment (SIMSDI) - 2008 Update

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23-Jul-2008

First launched in May 1997 and most-recently updated in 2008, this survey is a comprehensive study on the metadata for foreign direct investment (FDI) statistics. It provides information on methodological ...

Staying Competitive in the Global Economy: Compendium of Studies on Global Value Chains

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11-Jun-2008

"Staying Competitive in the Global Economy" brings together several studies on globalisation. The work aimed at strengthening the evidence base on globalisation of value chains, which should ultimately enable the development of policies to address key concerns.

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