OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2008

Table of contents | Highlights brochure and summaries in other languages
Country profiles | How to obtain this publication
French edition/version française | Past editions

This page is directly accessible at www.oecd.org/sti/outlook

Using the latest available data and indicators, the book examines topics high on the agenda of science and innovation policy makers, including science and innovation performance; trends in national science, technology and innovation policies; and practices to assess the socio-economic impacts of public research.

New to this edition are individual profiles of the science and innovation performance of each country in relation to its national context and current policy challenges. The graphs enable countries to see some of their relative strengths and weaknesses as compared to other countries' performance.

Access to the underlying Excel spreadsheets used to create the tables and graphs is available from both the printed and pdf editions via the StatLinks provided on each page.

Publication of the OECD STI Outlook alternates every year with the OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard, which provides a comprehensive picture of countries' performance in science, technology and innovation with over 250 graphs.

Table of contents

Executive Summary

Chapter 1. Global Dynamics in Science, Technology and Innovation

Chapter 2. Main Trends in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy

Chapter 3. Science and Innovation: Country Notes

Chapter 4. Assessing the Socio-Economic Impacts of Public R&D: Recent Practices and Perspectives

Chapter 5. Innovation in Firms: Findings from a Comparative Analysis of Innovation Survey Microdata  

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Highlights brochure and summaries in other languages

A brochure presenting the highlights and main findings of the 2008 edition is available for free download in English and French.

Summaries in the following languages are available. Additional translations will be available shortly.
Chinese | Czech | Danish | Dutch | Finnish | Greek
Hungarian | Icelandic | Italian | Japanese | Korean | Norwegian | 
Polish | Portuguese | Russian | Slovak | Spanish | Swedish | Turkish

Country profiles

Click here for the definitions and methodology used in these national profiles.

Australia	Austria
Belgium	Canada
Czech Republic	Denmark
Finland	France
Germany	Greece
Hungary	Iceland
Ireland	Italy
Japan	Korea
Luxembourg	Mexico
Netherlands	New Zealand
Norway	Poland
Portugal	Slovak Republic
Spain	Sweden
Switzerland	Turkey*
United Kingdom	United States
Brazil	Chile
China	Israel
Russia	South Africa

*This version also serves as a corrigendum to the profile of Turkey in the print edition.

How to obtain this publication

Readers can access the full version of the book choosing from the following options:

• Subscribers and readers at subscribing institutions can access the online edition via SourceOECD, our online library.
• Non-subscribers can browse free online and purchase the pdf e-book and/or print edition on the OECD Online Bookshop.
• Order from your local distributor.
• Government officials with accounts (subscribe) can go to the "Books" tab on OLIS.
• Access by password for accredited journalists.

Past editions

2006: Information | Highlights
2004: Information | Highlights
2002: Information | Highlights
2000: Highlights