Science And Inovation

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Science and Innovation
The OECD assesses how science, technology, innovation and education policies can efficiently contribute to sustainable economic growth and employment creation. It provides policy advice on coping with the challenges arising from developments in new science-based industries, notably biotechnology. The OECD leads in the development of indicators to benchmark Member countries' innovation performance.

Eco-Innovation in Industry: Enabling Green Growth
18/01/2010 00:00 - Eco-innovation will be a key driver of industry efforts to tackle climate change and realise ?green growth? in the post-Kyoto era. This new book provides benchmarking tools on sustainable manufacturing and aims to spur eco-innovation through better understanding of innovation mechanisms.

Mexico should invest more in innovation to boost economic growth, says OECD
08/01/2010 16:00 - Mexico should invest more in human capital, notably education, and foster innovation in the business sector to drive stronger, sustainable economic growth, according to a new OECD report.

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2009 focuses on innovation
15/12/2009 00:00 - What impact has the crisis had on innovation and spending on research and development? How can innovation help to solve environmental and social threats? The OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2009 provides the data and analysis to answer these questions.

Innovation and Growth: Chasing a Moving Frontier
15/12/2009 00:00 - Innovation is crucial to long-term economic growth, even more so in the aftermath of the financial and economic crisis. In this book, the OECD and the World Bank jointly take stock of how globalisation is posing new challenges for innovation and growth in both developed and developing countries, and how countries are coping with them.

Innovation in the Software Sector
30/11/2009 00:00 - The software sector is innovative, but also a vital element in much of the innovation in other sectors according to this new OECD publication. Human capital is a critical factor for promotion of innovation in the software sector, and efforts to promote education and training in support of software innovation may yield benefits beyond the bounds of the sector. The book puts a spotlight on innovation across the software universe, setting out key issues and highlighting policy perspectives.

Pharmacogenetics: Opportunities and Challenges for Health Innovation
18/11/2009 00:00 - This new book reviews the use of pharmacogenetics across all stages of the health innovation cycle from research through to uptake by doctors and patients. It focuses on how to optimise use of pharmacogenetics to deliver effective innovations for public health, and design policies that enhance their economic and social benefits.

OECD Guidelines on Human Biobanks and Genetic Research Databases (HBGRD)
12/11/2009 00:00 - The recently adopted OECD Recommendation provides guidance on the establishment, management, governance, operation, access, use and discontinuation of HBGRDs. It has been developed to aid policymakers and practitioners who are establishing new HBGRDs, although many of the principles and best practices can also be usefully applied to HBGRDs already in existence.

OECD workshop on demand-led innovation policies
07/10/2009 15:47 - 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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