29-September-2017
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A modest recovery is under way in the global steel market but structural imbalances remain acute amid sluggish demand growth expected in the long-term demand, the OECD Steel Committee said at the end of its meeting this week.
29-September-2017
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This note gives the quick read on research describing scenarios for global value chains over the next 10 to 15 years. It indicates that the future of GVCs may look quite different from the past, with the growing digitalisation of production most likely the biggest game changer.
29-September-2017
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Presentations and main topics discussed at the 83rd Session of the Steel Committee held in Paris, 28-29 September 2017.
27-September-2017
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This report sheds new light on the digital transformation and the strategies pursued by top innovators worldwide to generate knowledge and to appropriate the returns from their knowledge-based investment through industrial property (IP) rights. uncovers the extent to which information and communication technologies and activities are diffusing and have been adopted by actors operating in other technological and economic domains.
26-September-2017
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Several countries have been setting up strategic roadmaps to support marine biotechnologies that could drive innovation and help address the global sustainability goals of food, energy, and health. This report identifies and begins to address challenges facing cooperation on marine biotechnology across countries.