Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation
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The OECD Innovation Strategy - 2015 revision
Well-timed and targeted innovation boosts productivity, increases economic growth and helps solve societal problems. But how can governments encourage more people to innovate more of the time? And how can government itself be more innovative?
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The changing face of global trade: Measuring trade in value added
A joint OECD-WTO initiative on Measuring Trade in Value Added (TiVA) breaks with conventional measurements of trade, which record gross flows of goods and services each time they cross borders. It seeks instead to analyse the value added by a country in the production of any good or service that is then exported, and offers a fuller picture of commercial relations between nations.
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Global value chains: Interconnected economies
International production, trade and investments are increasingly organised within so-called global value chains (GVCs) where the different stages of the production process are located across different countries. Products are no longer made somewhere, but everywhere. The emergence of GVCs challenges our conventional wisdom on how we look at economic globalisation and in particular, the policies that we develop around it.
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The Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) develops evidence-based policy advice on the contribution of science, technology and industry to societal well-being and economic growth. In particular, we lead OECD work on the translation of science, technology and knowledge into innovation. We also manage internationally comparable databases on the links between industry, technology, competitiveness and globalisation to inform research, debate and policy making. To learn more about our areas of work, download our brochure, follow us on Twitter (@OECDinnovation) or subscribe to our newsletter. |
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OECD 2016 Ministerial: Meeting the policy challenges of tomorrow’s digital economyOn 21-23 June 2016, Ministers and stakeholders gathered in Cancún, Mexico, for an OECD Ministerial Meeting on the Digital Economy: Innovation, Growth and Social Prosperity. Few aspects of our lives remain untouched by digitalisation and new policy challenges have arisen. Internet openness is high on policy agendas; digital trust needs to be strengthened; global connectivity is reaching an unprecedented scale, while jobs and skills are being radically transformed. |