This paper presents comparative data on innovation in selected climate change mitigation and adaptation technologies in … of domestic innovation capacities. We present detailed analysis of the role of Africa in development of these … a barrier to technology transfer and diffusion.<BR>Ce rapport livre des données comparatives sur l’innovation concernant …

Innovation in technologies that promote mitigation and adaptation will be critical for tackling climate change. It can … innovation have focused on mitigation, while little attention has been paid to innovation for adaptation. This paper uses … vulnerable to climate change, in addition to facing the pressures of meeting the demands of a rising world population. Innovation …

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 …

Despite some weakening in the 1990s, partly due to sluggish trend growth, the Swiss innovation performance has been … very strong. There are, however, areas in which policy reforms could strengthen innovation further and help Switzerland … services sectors, which becomes more crucial to sustaining high domestic innovation in a context where large firms are …

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 …

Increasing productivity growth through innovation is a key to raising living standards. Although R&D intensity in Japan …. The innovation system, which developed during the catchingup process, is largely input-driven and focused on incremental … innovation based on closed and stable corporate and employment systems. However, this approach is less appropriate in the current …

factor productivity gains, which are in turn driven to a large extent by innovation. While a number of Korean firms are at …. Innovation also requires policies to ensure the supply of high-quality human capital through reforms of tertiary education. This ….oecd.org/eco/surveys/korea).<P>Maintenir une forte croissance grâce à l'innovation : Réforme des système de R-D et d'éducation<BR>Les apports de main-d’oeuvre et …

Facilitating the mobilisation, sharing, or exchange of patents is increasingly important to promote innovation in this … globalised and well-networked world, where the circulation of ideas and technologies is essential to innovation. In the context … of open innovation, patents are expected to play a role as a means for transferring ideas and technologies from one …