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?
Read moreA 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.
Read moreInternational 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 Blue Sky Forum on Science and Innovation IndicatorsGhent, Belgium, 19-21 September Every 10 years the OECD Blue Sky Forum engages the policy community, data users and providers into an open dialogue to review and develop its long-term agenda on science, technology and innovation (STI) data and indicators. This event is an open and unconstrained discussion on evidence gaps in science and innovation and on initiatives the international community can take to address data needs in this area. |