| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| BERD | Business Enterprise R-D Expenditure |
| CCS | Carbon Capture and Storage |
| CCU | Carbon Capture and Utilisation |
| CERN | European Organization for Nuclear Research |
| COP | Conference of the Parties |
| CPC | Cooperative Patent Classification |
| DAC | Direct air capture |
| DARPA | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| EPO | European Patent Office |
| EU | European Union |
| EUIPO | European Union Intellectual Property Office |
| EV | Electric Vehicles |
| FAIR | Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Re-useable |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GERD | Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Development |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas |
| GOVERD | Government Intramural Expenditure on R&D |
| GTARD | Government Tax Relief for R&D Expenditures |
| HERD | Higher Education Expenditure on R&D |
| HPC | High-performance computing |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| JPO | Japan Patent Office |
| MOIP | Mission-Oriented Innovation Policies |
| MSTI | Main Science and Technology Indicators |
| MTIP | Mission-driven Top Sector and Innovation Policy |
| NDC | Nationally determined contributions |
| NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
| NZE | Net Zero Emissions |
| PET | Privacy-enhancing technologies |
| PHSM | Public health and social measure |
| PPP | Public-private partnerships |
| R&D | Research and development |
| RD&D | Research, development and demonstration |
| RI | Research infrastructures |
| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics |
| SSH | Social sciences and humanities |
| STI | Science, Technology and Innovation |
| STIP | Science, Technology and Innovation Policy |
| TA | Technology assessment |
| TDR | Transdisciplinary research |
| TI | Technical infrastructures |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| USPTO | United States Patent and Trademark Office |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook 2023
Enabling Transitions in Times of Disruption