Measuring Multifactor Productivity Growth (STI Working Paper 2007/5)

This paper quantifies and examines the contribution of capital, labour and multifactor productivity (MFP) to GDP growth and analyses the role of measurement of capital and labour inputs for the MFP estimate, using a comprehensive growth accounting exercise for 14 OECD countries.

Nowcasting Patent Indicators (STI Working Paper 2007/3)

This study aims at designing simple but robust methods that would enable to "nowcast", i.e. forecast the present (or the recent past), in order to improve the timeliness of patent indicators.

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OECD Information and Communication Policy News - September 2007

OECD Information and Communication Policy News - September 2007Including OECD Communications Outlook 2007, OECD Recommendation on Consumer Dispute Resolution and Redress and Recommendation and Guidance on Electronic Authentication

Catching up in Broadband - What will it take? (STI Digital Economy Paper 133)

Can governments elevate their broadband performance rankings? This paper aims to identify the factors that are significant in driving broadband penetration.

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This comprehensive assessment of the innovation system of South Africa focuses on the role of government, and provides concrete recommendations on how to improve policies which impact on innovation performance, including R&D policies.

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