Science, technology and innovation indicators in a changing world : responding to policy needs.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science indicators.

Technology indicators.

Physical Description:

307 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD, [2007]

Summary:

As the world interconnects, science, technology and innovation policies cannot be seen as standing alone. There is a growing interest from central banks and ministries of finance in improving the understanding of how science, technology and innovation create value in the form of increased productivity and profits, and contribute to the valuation of enterprises, and ultimately stimulate the growth and competitiveness of economies. These conference proceedings of the OECD Blue Sky II Forum describe some of the policy needs, measurement issues, and challenges in describing cross-cutting and emerging topics in science, technology and innovation (STI). They also present ideas to exploit existing data and develop new frameworks of measurement in order to guide future development of STI indicators at the OECD and beyond.--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Introduction

Policy perspectives

Innovation: can something new be measured?

The changing knowledge landscape and the need for new metrics

Measuring cross-cutting and emerging STI issues

Looking forward: what's next?

Notes:

"This volume is a synthesis of the thinking coming out of the second OECD Blue Sky Forum ... held in Ottawa on September 25-27, 2006"--Foreword.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789264039650

9264039651

OCLC:

180204379