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Governments around the world are increasingly intervening in automobile markets to improve fuel economy and reduce … electricity production has yet to be decarbonised. However, intervention to steer innovation in this direction is merited so long …
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Dominant lethal (DL) effects cause embryonic or foetal death. Induction of a dominant lethal event after exposure to a test substance (liquid, solid, vapour or gas, …) indicates that the substance has affected germinal tissue of the test species. Dominant lethals are generally accepted to be...
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Few systematic economic evaluations have been carried out on patent system to better inform policy choices. This report, which covers a range of areas, and highlights some issues that policy makers should address in the near future, including markets for technology, patenting by public reserach...
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How does government funding of corporate R&D affect the behaviour of firms? Ongoing efforts to boost business investment in R&D demand better methods of evaluating the effectiveness of government policy instruments. Efforts to explicitly measure changes in the ways firms conduct R&D as a result...
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Innovation drives long-term economic growth. It has a crucial role to play as global economies recover from the current … financial crisis. This book examines the role of innovation in developing countries, with a focus on Africa. It investigates … innovation systems and their application; the key role of knowledge in innovation for development; and the importance of …
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Eco-innovation is more important than ever on the public policy agenda. It is a major driver for green growth and … pragmatic approach to policies that support the development and diffusion of eco-innovation. Building on the OECD Innovation … Strategy, it argues that eco-innovation is not merely about technological developments: non-technical innovations matter as …
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