Analysts and policy makers have made increasing use of patent indicators to analyse the rate and direction of … technological activity. The Patents Manual, issued in 1994, provides information on how patent data can be used as indicators, and …

innovation systems impact on the mechanisms for innovation and diffusion of technology, and examines the rationale for policy in … for high-performance workplaces and intangible investment. Despite many initiatives, OECD countries have not yet fully …, paying insufficient attention to linkages within national innovation systems and to broader structural reforms. They focus …

This paper provides an overview of developments in optical fibre communication technology and investment. It finds that …