Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation
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News and events
What's new?
- Main science and technology indicators - July 2018 update
- OECD science, technology and innovation news - June 2018
- Mobile broadband subscriptions grow, data usage doubles in 2017
- OECD review of digital transformation: Going digital in Sweden
- The productivity-wage premium: Does size still matter in a service economy?
- A taxonomy of digital-intensive sectors
- Issues in neurotechnology governance
- Gene editing for advanced therapies: Governance, policy and society
- Toolkit for protecting digital consumers
- STIP Compass: International database on STI policies
- More news and events
Statistical analysis
Statistical analysis of science, technology, industry and innovation
Sound measurement is crucial for better policies in science, technology and innovation, and experimentation with metrics based on new tools and data, or new ways of using existing data, are needed to provide insights into emerging areas of policy interest, provoke debate and move the measurement agenda forward.
At the OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation we manage internationally comparable databases on the links between industry, technology, competitiveness and globalisation to inform research, debate and policy making.
Statistics and databases
- Main Science and Technology Indicators (MSTI)
- Analytical Business Enterprise Research & Development (ANBERD)
- Key biotechnology and nanotechnology indicators
- Innovation statistics and indicators
- Intellectual property statistics and analysis
- Research and Development Statistics (RDS)
- Structural Analysis database (STAN)
- Measuring Tax Support for R&D and Innovation
- Measuring Trade in Value Added (TiVA)
Publications and manuals
- OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard
- Frascati Manual: Guidelines for Collecting and Reporting Data on Research and Experimental Development
- Oslo Manual: Guidelines for Collecting and Interpreting Innovation Data
- Patent Statistics Manual
- Measuring the Digital Economy: A New Perspective
- STI Working Papers
About us
Constantly looking for ways of better understanding where our economies and societies are today, and where they are going tomorrow, is part of our DNA at the OECD's Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI). We pride ourselves on tackling topics at the boundaries of our scientific and technological understanding, such as using biotechnology and nanotechnology to alter modes of production, and how digital shifts like “big data", earth observation and digital platforms are changing our world.
We traverse a vast range of topics, developing evidence-based policy advice on the contribution of science, technology and innovation to economies and societies.