leading academics and OECD staff from the Economics Department, the Directorates of the Environment, Science and Technology …

As it takes time and effort to learn how to fully utilise new technology and realise its maximum potential productivity … gain, adoption of new technology tends to reduce productivity temporarily, even though the potential productivity gain in … the long run outweighs this short run loss. This paper points to such “learning cost” in technology upgrading as a …

This paper examines the potential role of innovation policy in enhancing long-term productivity growth in Russia. It … respect to intellectual property rights and competition. Realising Russia’s innovation potential will also require reform of … well as the scope for improving the tax regime for private-sector R&D.<P>Augmenter l'efficacité de la politique de l'innovation …

than being limited to the seven areas identified in the Strategy. Among those areas, effectively promoting green innovation … stratégie. S’agissant de ces derniers, pour promouvoir efficacement l’innovation verte, il faudra utiliser des instruments …

, promoting innovation, reducing the tax burden, boosting competition and creating favourable conditions for businesses to grow …

Strengthening the innovation system in the Netherlands is a priority for raising productivity growth, which has been … sixth highest in the OECD -- but innovation activity is only around the average for OECD countries according to the EIS … Summary Innovation Index. The main weaknesses are in business R&D intensity, the share of the population with tertiary …

framework factors that provide the most effective means of supporting innovation. The evidence suggests that there is a clear … account. Some policies that offer benefits for current innovation also have costs that could adversely affect future …&D intensities over time.<P>L'innovation dans le secteur des entreprises<BR>Ce document fait la synthèse des principales conclusions …

activities of the Commission for Technology and Innovation. This Working Paper relates to the 2006 OECD Economic Survey of … activités de la Commission pour la Technologie et l'Innovation. Ce Document de travail se rapporte à l'Étude économique de l …Despite some weakening in the 1990s, partly due to sluggish trend growth, the Swiss innovation performance has been …

Innovation is a broad topic, about which much has been written. Almost every kind of public policy has either a direct … with perceived market failures in the innovation process. The main issues considered are fiscal incentives for private R … supply of skilled human resources for science and technology. Two central themes developed in the paper are the need for …

Key indicators show Germany belonging to the countries in the OECD with strong innovation activity even though some … technologies, such as ICT and biotechnology, as innovation activities continue to focus on sectors, such as machinery and … ...<BR><P>Selon les principaux indicateurs, l’Allemagne est l’un des pays de l’OCDE où l’activité d’innovation est soutenue …