STI review. Number 27, Special issue on new science and technology indicators.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Staff, Corporate Author.

Series:

STI Review

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor supply--Effect of technological innovations on--Periodicals.

Labor supply.

Industrial relations--Effect of technological innovations on--Periodicals.

Industrial relations.

Technological innovations--Economic aspects--Periodicals.

Technological innovations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 p.)

Place of Publication:

Paris, Cedex, France : OECD, [2002]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Science and technology policies have recently undergone deep-seated change, with an increasing focus on human resources, on objectives based on outputs instead of inputs, and on the role of firms. At the same time, new data sources have been set up or have become accessible to statisticians (labour force statistics, patent data, innovation surveys). In this context, Ministers of Science and Technology of Member countries asked the OECD to develop new indicators which would more closely reflect the move towards a knowledge-based economy and the impact of policies in the S&T field. This last is

Contents:

""Foreword""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Changes in demand for indicators""; ""The supply side""; ""The “Blue Sky� activity""; ""What next?""; ""References""; ""Investment in Knowledge""; ""Table of contents""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. What Should be Considered as Investment in Knowledge?""; ""III. Data Selection""; ""R&D and innovation""; ""Education and training""; ""Software""; ""IV. Issues Related to Comparability""; ""V. Issues Related to Overlap""; ""VI. Estimation of Investment in Knowledge""; ""The R&D component of investment in knowledge""

""Figure 1. R&D component of investment in knowledge""""The innovation component of investment in knowledge""; ""Table 1. Innovation expenditure as a percentage of GDP, 1996""; ""The education and training component of investment in knowledge""; ""Figure 2. Education component of investment in knowledge""; ""Figure 3. Education component of investment in knowledge: higher education (ISCED 5 and 6)""; ""Table 2. Expenditure for training for selected OECD countries""; ""The software component of investment in knowledge""; ""Figure 4. Software component of investment in knowledge""

""Table 3. Comparison between estimates based on IDC data and estimates from National Accounts""""VII. Towards a Knowledge-based Economy?""; ""Figure 5. Investment in knowledge based on broad definition (including all levels of education)...""; ""Figure 6. Investment in knowledge based on narrow definition (including higher education only)...""; ""Figure 7. Source of change in investment in knowledge between 1991-98 as a percentage of GDP""; ""Figure 8. Gross fixed capital formation as a percentage of GDP, 1991-98""; ""Figure 9. Evolution of investment in knowledge, 1991-98""

""Table 4. Evolution of investment in knowledge and gross fixed capital formation""""Table 5. Ratio of knowledge investment over physical investment, 1991-98""; ""Figure 10. Ratio of knowledge investment over physical investment, 1991-98""; ""VIII. Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Constructing Internationally Comparable Indicators on the Mobility of Highly Qualified Workers...""; ""Table of contents""; ""I. Summary""; ""II. Introduction""; ""III. Types of Mobility Indicators""; ""Indicators on mobility between firms and other organisations""

""Table 1. Finland: Mobility of employees with a university degree""""Indicators on mobility between the research-producing sector and the research-using sector""; ""Indicators on international mobility""; ""IV. Evaluation of Data Sources""; ""Labour force surveys""; ""The European Community Household Panel (ECHP)""; ""National sources""; ""V. Results""; ""Table 2. Total mobility rates for highly qualified personnel in EU member states by sector, 1995-98""; ""Results from CLFS extractions""; ""Table 3. Mobility rates by gender, 1995 and 1998""

""Table 4. Share of foreign citizens in the stock of highly qualified employees in EU member states""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

92-64-19311-1

OCLC:

642661284