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Work of the Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy aims at informing the policy debates on the contribution of science and technology to sustainable growth and societal needs in knowledge-based economies and at promoting international co-operation in scientific research.
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from 09-Nov-2009 to 10-Nov-2009
While the contribution of innovation to economic growth is well established, there is growing awareness that innovation can be used to address social challenges from urban poverty, education, to environmental sustainability that have resisted conventional market and government approaches to solving them. For further information, please contact: mario.cervantes@oecd.org.
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from 14-Sep-2009 to 15-Sep-2009
A key finding from this workshop was that governments need to align technology-push instruments like grants and incentives for R&D with demand-pull policy instruments such as public procurement and regulations. The discussions and expert presentations provided further insights and examples as to how countries are attempting to implement this in practice.
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from 15-Jul-2009 to 17-Jul-2009
The OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPMN) and the OECD Working Party on Nanotechnology (WPN) recently held a Conference on Potential Environmental Benefits of Nanotechnolgy: Fostering Safe Innovation-Led Growth on 15-17 July in 2009 at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris, France. The conference covered both the opportunities and the challenges of the use of nanotechnologies for the potential benefits for the environment.
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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.
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10-Jun-2009
The current crisis is the first of this severity to hit OECD countries, since they have shifted to knowledge-based service economies. As part of its strategic response to the economic crisis, the OECD has analysed the likely impact of the downturn on the drivers of long term economic growth & innovation and related items in policy responses as part of national stimulus packages.
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