This report draws on the OECD stock of structural data in order lo provide comparative indicators connecting the functioning and performance of Member country economies. both at a general level and for then structural areas. Where possible. indicators of policy settings are also provided. It is d...
This report, the fifth in a series of biennial Communicalion, Outlook5, was prepared in the context of the OECD's work on the analysis of communication policy in Member countries. The report has been drafted by the staft working in the OECD's Science, Technology and Industry Directorate. They are...
This paper is concerned with the impacts of the portion af national governmentsupport for technology innovation and diffusion that can be represented in terms of specific programmes which have been evaluated. Most govemment R&D programmes are only partly
The degree and nature of the protection of personal information and data continues to evolve in OECD countries. This report describes privacy and data protection developments in OECD countries as well as international trends. In particular, different types of national self-regulatory regimes are ...
Evaluation of government programmes and policies is an issue of increasing interest in OECD countries. It is driven by tight budgets, a greater focus on accountability and transparency in policy, and the desire to minimise distortions arising from government actions while maximising their impact....
Ce Manuel a été établi en collaboration avec le Fonds nordique pour le
développement industriel, conformément aux recommandations formulées lors de la réunion des Experts nationaux sur les indicateurs de la science et de la technologie, qui s'est tenue au siege de l'OCDE du 28 au 30 novembre 198...
National research systems face an increasingly competitive environment for ideas, talent and funds, and governments have shifted funds from institutional core funding to project funding, often on a competitive basis, or reward success in raising third-party funds in performance-based funding sche...
This doeumenl presents the proceedings of an OECD Symposium on Public Understanding of Scíence and Technology held in Tokyo, at the invitation of lhe Japanese Government, on 5 and 6 November 1996.
This Symposium was prompted by eoncem aboul publie attitud
Research training leading to a PhD was traditionally considered merely the reproductive system for scientists planning to pursue fundamental research in universitites and government establishments. Today, hoewver, the situation has changed. Research in which post-graduatse play an important role ...
The financial and economic crisis beginning in 2008 has forced governments to focus strongly on how to maximise savings and, at the same time, ensure improved public services. OECD countries have already, over the last 10-15 years, invested substantially in the development e-government services a...
