The Forum explores the space sector's role in innovation and impacts for the larger economy.
Read moreThis programme examines how innovation contributes to harness the ocean economy's potential in a responsible and sustainable way.
Read moreThe IPSO Unit is building on projects developed under the former OECD International Futures Programme.
Read moreMany science, R&D, innovation and economic projects are now linked to the exploration and exploitation of the oceans and the space environment. Within the Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation, the Innovation Policies for Space and Oceans (IPSO) Unit builds upon work of the former International Futures Programme (IFP).
With its project on the ocean economy and innovation, and via the OECD Space Forum, IPSO contributes to priorities of the OECD Committee on Science and Technology Policy (CSTP), particularly its activities on digitalisation of the economy and emerging technologies for addressing grand challenges.