Innovation in the Software Sector

This book throws a spotlight on innovation across the software universe, setting out key issues and highlighting policy perspectives. It spans research and development, invention, production, distribution and use of software in the market.

Innovation in Firms: A Microeconomic Perspective

This book presents the main results of the first large-scale effort to exploit firm-level data from innovation surveys across 20 countries in an internationally harmonised way, with a view to addressing common analytical questions.

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• OECD Innovation Microdata Project
• The OECD Innovation Strategy

Toolit letter to policy makers

This is a letter of the Chairman of the OECD Committee on Consumer Policy on the publication 'Consumer Policy Toolkit '.

Consumer Education - Policy Recommendations of the OECD's Committee on Consumer Policy

Governments, working together with consumer organisations, teachers’ and parents’ associations and other civil society groups, should do more to promote consumer education. The aim should be to help consumers develop critical thinking and raise awareness, according to new policy recommendations (“Consumer Education: Policy recommendations of the OECD’s Committee on Consumer Education”) recently endorsed by the OECD’s Committee on

Global Sourcing of IT-based Services and Developing Countries

Pharmacogenetics: Opportunities and Challenges for Health Innovation

This book reviews how the emergence of pharmacogenetics will impact the efficiency of pharmaceutical R&D and improve healthcare decision making and clinical care. It discusses what policies need to change in order for the public to reap the benefits from advances in diagnostic genetic testin

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• Workshop on Pharmacogenetics: The Intersections between Innovation, Regulation and Health Delivery
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• Innovation in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: Comparing National Innovation Systems at the Sectoral Level
• The OECD Innovation Strategy

Guidelines for Human Biobanks and Genetic Research Databases (HBGRDs)

The ability to effectively use these vast amounts of knowledge will depend in part on the bringing together of different strands of information, data and biological materials within human biobanks and genetic research databases (HBGRDs).

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• Creation and Governance of Human Genetic Research Databases
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ICTs and Climate Change: side event at United Nations Climate Change Talks, Barcelona, 5 November 2009: Agenda

Innovation in ICTs is key to achieving ambitious CO2 emissions reductions. At the UN Climate Change talks in Barcelona - four weeks ahead of COP15 - the OECD, ITU, GeSI and international partners discuss how ICTs can help combat global warming.

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• ICTs, the Environment and Climate Change

OECD Workshop on Transforming Innovation to Address Social Challenges

This workshop, sponsored by Japan, Germany, the Netherlands and Norway under the auspices of the OECD Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy (CSTP).

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• CSTP Expert Workshop on Fostering Innovation to address Social Challenges

Innovation in Country Risk Management

This report looks at innovative practices in the management of risk in six countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Japan, the Netherlands and Singapore. It focuses on recent developments in risk management at central government level such as approaches to multi-risk identification and assessment, and methods to prioritise investments in mitigation activities.