Symposium on New Science-Based Tools for Anticipating and Responding to Global Crises (Paris, 18 April 2012)

This event explored the prospects of providing innovative, actionable information and advice to policymakers and other stakeholders, based on the results of contemporary research on complex dynamic systems.

Measuring the Internet: The Data Challenge (OECD Digital Economy Paper 194)

Measuring the economic and social impacts of the Internet presents several challenges. This working paper reviews the rapidly changing nature of the Internet, the need for more granular data in order to understand its complexity, and the phenomenon of big data.

Research and Development Statistics (RDS)

This electronic publication provides recent statistics on the resources devoted to the R&D in OECD countries and in seven non-member economies.

Global Science Forum Brochure 2012

The activities of the Megascience Forum and the Global Science Forum, undertaken and completed from 2001 to 2012, are described in the pages of this brochure.

Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management for Public to Private Knowledge Transfer: An Analytic Review of the Literature (OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Paper 2012/1)

This paper reviews the current academic thinking on knowledge transfer channels between universities and private industry, from a human resource perspective. It also offers a general framework for "re-organising" the literature, so as to identify gaps in understanding.

Frascati Manual: Proposed Standard Practice for Surveys on Research and Experimental Development, 6th edition

As the internationally recognized methodology for collecting and using R&D statistics, the Frascati Manual is an essential tool for statisticians worldwide. It includes definitions of basic concepts, data collection guidelines, and classifications for compiling statistics.

Related Documents

• Frascati Manual Annex on Measuring R&D in Developing Countries
• Revised Field of Science and Technology (FOS) Classification in the Frascati Manual
• Oslo Manual: Guidelines for Collecting and Interpreting Innovation Data, 3rd Edition

Effective Modelling of Urban Systems to Address the Challenges of Climate Change and Sustainability

This Global Science Forum report and its annexed survey analysis identify the existing tools and strategies for urban modelling and their current limitations, and propose a series of policy recommendations aimed at improving the effectiveness and use of urban models.

Facilitating International Co-operation in Non-Commercial Clinical Trials

This policy report identifies the hurdles encountered by the clinical research community in setting up international clinical trials and proposes a series of policy recommendations aimed at overcoming main challenges.

Digital Divide: From Computer Access to Online Activities – A Micro Data Analysis (OECD Digital Economy Paper 189)

This study addresses issues of digital divide among households and individuals by using micro-data analysis of ICT usage patterns. The analysis includes data from 18 European countries, Korea and Canada. Inequalities in computer and Internet use are analysed in a two-step approach.

Compilation of Bilateral Trade Database by Industry and End-use Category (OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Paper 2011/6)

The OECD STAN Bilateral Trade Database by Industry and End-use Category allows insights into patterns of trade in intermediate goods between countries to track global production networks and supply chains and helps address other related policy issues such as trade in value added and tasks.