OECD science, technology, and industry outlook 2012.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Series:

OECD science, technology, and industry outlook

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology indicators--OECD countries.

Technology indicators.

Science indicators--OECD countries.

Science indicators.

Technology and state--OECD countries.

Technology and state.

Science and state--OECD countries.

Science and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (466 p.)

Other Title:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development science, technology, and industry outlook. 2012

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Based on the latest information and indicators in science and innovation, the OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2012 reviews key trends in STI policies and performance in OECD countries and major emerging economies, and across a number of thematic areas. In this edition, individual policy profiles and country profiles trace the driving role that science, technology and innovation are expected to continue to play towards a sustainable and lasting recovery from the economic crisis.

Contents:

Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Acronyms; Executive summary; Part I. Innovation and the macroeconomic environment; Chapter 1. Innovation in the crisis and beyond; Key messages; Policy lessons; Introduction; The crises and their impact on innovation; What to expect of innovation as a result of the crises?; Box 1.1. Effects of the global financial and sovereign debt crises of relevance to innovation; Table 1.1. Potential effects of various aspects of the global financial and public debt crises on R&D, innovation and entrepreneurship

Table 1.2. Stylised description of scenarios on the crises and innovationWhat happened to innovation?; Figure 1.1. Trends in the number of PCT patent filings for selected countries, 2003-11; Table 1.3. Trends in the number of PCT patent filings for selected countries, 2003-11; Figure 1.2. US gross domestic product and trademark applications at the USPTO, 1999-2012; Differential impacts across countries, industries and firms; Figure 1.3. Top R&D firms' sales and R&D investment growth performance by countries and selected regions, 2008-09 and 2009-10

Table 1.4. Trends in business enterprise expenditure on R&D for a selection of countries, 2004-11Figure 1.4. Sales, R&D and employment growth for firms in high-technology, medium-technology and low-technology industries, 2008-09 and 2009-10; Figure 1.5. Trends in trademarks by category, 2003-11; The global downturn and "creative destruction"; Figure 1.6. Enterprise creation, quarterly data, 2006-11; Figure 1.7. Number of bankruptcies, quarterly data, 2006-11; Figure 1.8. Quarterly unemployment rate for highly-skilled workers for selected countries, 2005-11

The impact on different factors relevant for innovationImpacts on the financing of innovation; Figure 1.9. Venture capital investments: Number of deals and total value, January 1998 - March 2012; Figure 1.10. Changes in credit standards applied to the approval of loans or credit lines to enterprises, January 2006-April 2012; Figure 1.11. Equity price indices of the NASDAQ and the total US market, 4 June 1997-4 June 2012; The role of depressed demand and substantial uncertainty; Figure 1.12. Changes in demand for loans and credit lines to enterprises, January 2006-April 2012

Figure 1.13. Most pressing problem faced by SMEs in the euro area, 2009-11Innovation policy responses to the global financial and public debt crises; Requirements and challenges for innovation policy; Trends in public spending on R&D and innovation; Innovation policies adopted in response to the crises; Table 1.5. Trends in government budget appropriations or outlays for R&D (GBAORD), selected countries, 2008-11; How successfully did innovation policy respond to the challenge posed by the global financial crisis?; Impacts on future innovation performance: Looking ahead

Is there a risk of long-term effects on innovation-based growth?

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

92-64-17039-1

OCLC:

818883555