OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2009

At a time when world economy;is in the midst of the most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression, the OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2009 provides the statistical information necessary to define a response to these global challenges. his edition of the Scoreboard illustrates and analyses a wide set of indicators of science, technology, globalisation and industrial performance in OECD and major non OECD countries (notably Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, China and South Africa). Indicators are organised around five issues:;responding to the economic crisis,;targeting new growth areas, competing in the world economy,;connecting to global research, and investing in the knowledge economy, The coreboardalso includes StatLinks, ""clickable"" access to the underlying data in;Excel® spreadsheets. Table of Content :xecutive SummaryHighlights1. Responding to the Economic Crisis-1.1. Venture capital in the economic crisis-1.2. Ramp;D in the economic crisis1.3. Ramp;D growth over the business cycle-1.4. Financing Ramp;D during a recession-1.5. Trends in business R&D-1.6. Business Ramp;D by technology intensity 1.7. Business Ramp;D by firm size-1.8. Patent intensity over the business cycle-1.9. Trademarks over the business cycle-1.10. Trends in researchers-1.11. Foreign direct investment flows -1.12. Trends in the employment of foreign affiliates-1.13. Labour productivity growth over the business cycle-1.14. ICT investment over the business cycle2. Targeting New Growth Areas-2.1. Patents in environment-related technologies-2.2. Environmental sciences-2.3. Telecommunication networks-2.4. Health-related Ramp;D2.5. Health-related patents-2.6. Biotechnology ;D -2.7. Public-sector biotechnology Ramp;D2.8. Biotechnology patents-2.9. Biosciences -2.10. Nanotechnology patents2.11. Nanosciences-2.12. Government Ramp;D budgets-2.13. Public-private cross-funding of Ramp;D2.14. Tax treatment of Ramp;D -2.15. Collaboration by innovating firms3. Competing in the World Economy3.1. International trade-3.2. International trade by technology intensity-3.3. Manufacturing trade balance by technology intensity-3.4. International trade in ICT goods and service-3.5. Activity of foreign affiliates-3.6. Electronic commerce3.7. Innovation and firm performance3.8. Innovation within companies.9. Non-technological innovation 3.10. Product and marketing innovation using trademarks3.11. Internet access and use by businesses-3.12. Entrepreneurship. Connecting to Global Research4.1. International co-operation in research -4.2. International research co-operation among regions4.3. International co-operation in science