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White Paper This paper empirically investigates the potential determinants of business-sector R&D intensity based on a panel of OECD countries for the period of 1970-2002 that were measured as five-year averages. [03 Jul 2008]
Explaining Differences in Economic Growth Among OECD Countries
White Paper This paper re-examines the determinants of growth of GDP per capita using panel data for OECD countries for the period 1970-1999 with data averaged over five-year periods from new perspectives. Firstly, the paper introduces indicators of innovation... [03 Jul 2008]
Gender Role Attitudes and the Labour Market Outcomes of Women Across OECD Countries
White Paper After two decades of spectacular gains, in many OECD countries (e.g. The main goal of this paper is to evaluate the impact of work values and gender role attitudes on women's labour market outcomes across OECD countries, comparing individual... [03 Jul 2008]
Background Paper for the OECD Workshop on Spam
White Paper This paper contains an initial survey of the problems related to and caused by spam. It focuses on identifying the characteristics of spam, the reasons why spam is increasing, and several of the problems raised by spam. [03 Jul 2008]
Labelling of GMO Products: Strategic Trade Policy Considerations for Canada
White Paper Mandatory labelling of food products, of course, has long been required in most OECD countries. Although the meaning of the term “genetically modified” varies across jurisdictions, the most common reference is to products that are the result of... [03 Jul 2008]
Dealing With the Troublesome Newcomers Sarbox Has Invited to Your FCPA Compliance Neighborhood
White Paper The presentation by ACCA will address the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on the management of issues arising under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and newly-emerging anti-corruption legislation among OECD countries. [10 Apr 2008]
UK languishes in broadband slow-lane
News In terms of the maximum broadband speed offered, the UK is 16th out of the 30 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), with maximum speeds under 20Mbps. Japan and Korea lead the way in maximum broadband... [18 Jul 2007]
Brampton Factor: Public sector woes
Comment The OECD has confirmed that in its view NHS productivity fell between 1998-9 and 2002-3. Although technology has long been touted the saving grace of government services, it has yet to prove true. What is needed, says Martin Brampton, is some more... [20 Jun 2007]
Joint United Nations/OECD System for the Collection and Processing of International Merchandise Trade Statistics
White Paper Significant progress in improving cooperation in the area of international merchandise trade statistics continues to be made by the trade statisticians and Information Technology (IT) specialists of the Statistics Division of the United Nations... [05 Feb 2007]
OECD/IMF Workshop on Assessing and Improving Statistical Quality
White Paper The role of quality in the production of statistics has increased significantly over the last few years witnessed by the increasing number of statistical offices and international organisations that have developed and incorporated quality... [05 Feb 2007]
China overtakes Japan in R&D
News China will become the world's second highest spender on research and development, overtaking Japan for the first time in 2006, a study from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has revealed. [04 Dec 2006]
Linux, PDAs and consumer goods drive IT growth
News Internet-related investments in Linux servers, PDAs, digital storage and new portable consumer products will be the highest growth areas in the global IT market in the next year, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and... [04 Oct 2006]
Square-eyed Brits win Europe's digital top spot
News Finland has around 20 broadband users per 100 inhabitants, whereas the UK has roughly 12, according to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). The UK is now the most digital nation in Western Europe - even beating Finland... [24 May 2006]
Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID): Drivers, Challenges and Public Policy Considerations
White Paper Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) is one of several automatic identification sensor-based technologies consisting of three key elements: RFID tags; RFID readers (transceivers); and a data collection, distribution, and management system that... [10 May 2006]
US still worst spam offender
News The ongoing problem of spam email has led to the OECD group of industrial nations calling for governments and industry to step up their efforts to tackle spam on a global basis. As well as greater international co-operation the OECD says... [20 Apr 2006]
