This Handbook was prepared by Brilé Anderson, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, and Guy Lalanne, all from the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), in support of the Committee on Industry, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE). Alice Holt, Deputy Director Kévin Magron, and Director Jerry Sheehan provided valuable comments and guidance throughout the preparation of the Handbook. The authors also benefitted from contributions by Chiara Criscuolo, Head of Division, Łukasz Rawdanowicz of the OECD Economics Department (ECO) and colleagues from the Trade and Agriculture Directorate (TAD). Editorial and technical support were provided by Charles-Édouard Van de Put and Shai Somek.
The OECD Secretariat is grateful to the OECD member countries that contributed examples to this Handbook, which significantly enhanced its scope and quality. These contributions were provided by: María Paula Gamboa (Ministry of Commerce, Costa Rica); Anca Goranov Dumitrescu (Directorate‑General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Union); Michèle Nissen-Sageot (Direction générale du Trésor, France), Vera‑Maria Sommer (Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany); Saeko Tani (Trade in Services, International Economic Affairs Department, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan); Felikss Bikaunieks (Ministry of Economics, Republic of Latvia); Ruth Loan (Deputy Permanent Representative, New Zealand Delegation to the OECD); Mustafa Demir (Ministry of Industry and Technology, Republic of Türkiye); Dan Mawson (Department for Business and Trade, United Kingdom); and Julie Perng and Phillip Todd (United States Department of State).