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OECD Reviews of Digital Transformation: Going Digital in Brazil

STI papers and policy notes

The OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation publishes policy papers, working papers and policy notes on a wide range of subjects.

Greater harmonisation of clinical trial regulations would help the fight against COVID-19

This brief discusses the obstacles in developing international clinical trials that are critical to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides information on relevant adaptations of regulatory requirements for clinical trials intended to accelerate processes, and highlights the need to further harmonise these regulations between national regulatory authorities.

The impacts of COVID-19 on the space industry

The recent growth in the space sector has generated unprecedented levels of entrepreneurship and start-up activity, but the COVID-19 crisis could reverse this positive trend. Space agencies and other public administrations therefore need to fully consider vulnerable smaller actors in their overall crisis responses.

Main Science and Technology Indicators

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.

Optimising the operation and use of national research infrastructures

Policy options to support digitalization of business models during COVID-19: Annex

This report was prepared as an input for the discussions in the G20 Digital Economy Task Force in 2020, under the auspices of the G20 Saudi Arabia Presidency. G20 and partner countries were requested to provide policy examples of initiatives that have helped accelerate the availability and use of digital tools to strengthen business continuity and resilience in the COVID-19 context.

Mapping approaches to data and data flows

This report was prepared as an input for the discussions in the G20 Digital Economy Task Force in 2020, under the auspices of the G20 Saudi Arabia Presidency. It aims to strengthen the foundation for further G20 discussions by filling some existing information gaps around data flows and mapping the different issues at stake.

Examples of AI national policies

This report was prepared as an input for the discussions in the G20 Digital Economy Task Force in 2020, under the auspices of the G20 Saudi Arabia Presidency. It draws on country survey responses or information for almost all G20 and guest countries, and on Task Force discussions that took place in 2020 under the thematic dialogue on artificial intelligence.

A roadmap toward a common framework for measuring the digital economy

This document was prepared as an input for the discussions in the G20 Digital Economy Task Force in 2020, under the auspices of the G20 Saudi Arabia Presidency. It proposes a common agreed definition of the digital economy and proposes a clear step forward for digital economy measurement.