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04 Dec 2006
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Book
English
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OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2006
OECD, Pages: 250
The OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2006 offers a comprehensive review of key trends in science, technology and innovation policy, and an examination of recent policy developments in OECD countries.
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28 Nov 2006
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English/French
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OECD Guidelines for the Licensing of Genetic Inventions
OECD, Pages: 80
These Guidelines offer principles and best practices for the licensing of genetic inventions used in human health care. They are targeted at all those involved with innovation and the provision of services in health, and particularly at those ...
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28 Nov 2006
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English
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OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Switzerland 2006
OECD, Pages: 148
Provides a comprehensive assessment of the Swiss innovation system, focusing on the role of government and providing a series of recommendations for improvements.
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13 Nov 2006
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English
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Women in Scientific Careers: Unleashing the Potential
OECD, Pages: 228
This publication presents the proceedings of a recent international workshop to assess the causes behind the low participation of women in scientific careers, and to identify good practice policies to attract, recruit and retain women in science.
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26 Oct 2006
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Book
English
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Liberalisation and Universal Access to Basic Services: Telecommunications, Water and Sanitation, Financial Services, and Electricity
OECD, The World Bank, Pages: 276
This volume explores whether and how trade liberalisation can contribute to achieving universal service goals in telecommunications, water and sanitation, financial services, and electricity, and the types of complementary policies that may be required.
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25 Oct 2006
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Book
English
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Creation and Governance of Human Genetic Research Databases
OECD, Pages: 160
Summarises proceedings of a conference looking at examples of human genetic research databases, how they are established, how they are managed and governed, how they might be commercialised, and what the policy considerations might be.
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03 Oct 2006
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Book
English
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OECD Information Technology Outlook 2006
OECD, Pages: 311
Describes recent market dynamics and trends in industries supplying IT goods and services and offers an overview of the globalisation of the information and communication technology (ICT) sector and the rise of ICT-enabled international sourcing.
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21 Sep 2006
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Book
English
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Handbook on Hedonic Indexes and Quality Adjustments in Price Indexes: Special Application to Information Technology Products
Jack Triplett, Pages: 260
Price indexes can be constructed using a "hedonic method" that adjusts for changes in the quality of a product. This handbook sets out best practice for constructing hedonic indexes.
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13 Sep 2006
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Book
English/French
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Research and Development Expenditure in Industry 2006
OECD, Pages: 108
Presents business enterprise R&D expenditure data for the period 1987-2004.
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05 Sep 2006
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Book
English
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OECD Anti-Spam Toolkit of Recommended Policies and Measures
OECD, Pages: 132
Recommends a range of policies and measures that should be key elements of a comprehensive public policy framework for addressing the problem of spam.
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24 July 2006
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Book
English
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Safety Assessment of Transgenic Organisms, Volume 2: OECD Consensus Documents
OECD, Pages: 360
These OECD Biosafety Consensus Documents identify elements of scientific information used in the environmental safety and risk assessment of transgenic organisms which are common to OECD member countries.
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24 July 2006
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Book
English
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Safety Assessment of Transgenic Organisms, Volume 1: OECD Consensus Documents
OECD, Pages: 380
These OECD Biosafety Consensus Documents identify elements of scientific information used in the environmental safety and risk assessment of transgenic organisms which are common to OECD member countries.
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29 June 2006
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Book
English
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Infrastructure to 2030: Telecom, Land Transport, Water and Electricity
OECD, Pages: 250
This long-term examination of future infrastructure needs examines what will be required, how it will be financed, and how such factors as climate change, globalisation, and urbanisation will affect these needs.
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13 June 2006
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Book
English
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OECD Biotechnology Statistics - 2006
OECD, Pages: 157
The OECD Biotechnology Statistics – 2006 edition brings together the latest available economic and activity data on biotechnology and innovation, collected by OECD member and a number of nonmember countries. The report builds on the extensive work ...
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08 June 2006
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English
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Government R&D Funding and Company Behaviour: Measuring Behavioural Additionality
OECD, Pages: 243
How does government funding of corporate R&D affect the behaviour of firms? Ongoing efforts to boost business investment in R&D demand better methods of evaluating the effectiveness of government policy instruments. Efforts to explicitly measure ...
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12 May 2006
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Book
English
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ICT and Learning: Supporting Out-of-School Youth and Adults
OECD, National Center on Adult Literacy, Pages: 170
This publication reveals a number of interesting examples of innovative programmes using ICT that can increase access to learning by out-of-school youths and adults.
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11 Apr 2006
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Book
English
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OECD Reviews of Risk Management Policies: Norway 2006: Information Security
OECD, Pages: 132
The first in a series of reviews of various countries' risk management policies, this review identifies areas of good practice in Norway's policies for information security, as well as areas where improvements could be made.
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11 Apr 2006
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Book
English
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The Implications of WiMAX for Competition and Regulation
OECD, Pages: 60
An introduction to WiMAX and its regulatory implications.
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29 Mar 2006
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Book
English
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Innovation in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: Comparing National Innovation Systems at the Sectoral Level
OECD, Pages: 187
This publication examines the innovation system in pharmaceutical biotechnology in eight OECD countries - Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway and Spain - and makes recommendations advocating an integrated policy approach.
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15 Mar 2006
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Book
English
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Innovation and Knowledge-Intensive Service Activities
OECD, Pages: 179
This study shows how knowledge-intensive services activities (KISAs) contribute to the acquisition and growth capabilities of firms and public sector organisations.
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