OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2009
At a time when world economy is in the midst of the most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression, the OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2009 provides the statistical information necessary to define a response to the global challenges accompanying the downturn.
This edition of the Scoreboard illustrates and analyses a wide set of indicators of science, technology, globalisation and industrial performance in OECD and major non-OECD countries (notably Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, China and South Africa). Indicators are organised around five issues: responding to the economic crisis, targeting new growth areas, competing in the world economy, connecting to global research, and investing in the knowledge economy. The Scoreboard also includes StatLinks, "clickable" access to the underlying data in Excel® spreadsheets.
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Financing R&D during a recession
The business enterprise sector remains the main source of R&D funding in most OECD countries, accounting for around two-thirds of the total in 2007. Its role differs sharply across countries, from over three-quarters in Japan and Luxembourg to less than 35% in Greece and Poland. In recent years, its role has increased slightly in the main OECD regions to 55% in the EU and 66% in the United States.
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