This study sheds light on the dual technical and economic logic of industrial innovation. It particularly draws attention to the predominant role which the combination of technologies plays in the generation of new products and processes. The concept of technology integration thus becomes more re...
This report presents the work of the group of experts together with the Policy Statement on Technology and the Economy adopted by the OECD Council at Ministerial level in June 1991. Another OECD publication, International Conference Cycle, provides a concise review of the main outcomes of ten int...
Market liberalisation of telecommunication services has increased these last years, as has efficiency. While monopolies continue in certain OECD countries, a clear momentum exists for their elimination. However, restrictions on the competitive provision of infrastructure the hardware and software...
Since 2001, Chile's fiscal policy has been built on the concepto of a central government structural balance. Unlike the effective balance, which indicates the current fiscal position, this balance reflects the medium-term fiscal outlook. In simple terms,
This report reviews science and technology policy trends and outlooks in OECD countries and provides a detailed country by country presentation of recent policy initiatives. It also presents trends in research and technical/industrial performance. Specific issues raised by megascience and biotech...
This report reviews science and technology policy trends and outlook in OECD countries with a detailed presentation for each country of recent policy initiatives and relevant indicators, providing valuable inforamtion for decision-makers in government and
Since the publication of Recombinant DNA Safety Considerations (1986) and Good Development Principles (GDP) for small-scale field research (1992), the OECD Group of National Experts on Safety in Biotechnology has further developed the safety principles and criteria which those reports had put for...
The goal of the OECD Biosafely COnsensus Documents is to identity elementos of scietific information used in the environmental safety and risk assessment of transgenic organisms which are common to OECD member countries. This is intended to encourage information sharing and prevent duplication of...
The goal of the OECD Biosafety Consensus Docuemnts is to identify elements of scientific information used in the environmental safety and risk assessment of transgenic organisms which are common to OECD member countries. This is intended to encourage information sharing and prevent duplication of...
