Comments on the use of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's Oslo Manual in non-manufacturing based economies

Countries outside the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) are increasingly using the Organisation's Oslo Manual standard for data collection on technological innovation. This can lead to methodological problems some of which exist in regional systems of innovation withi...

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Published in:Science & public policy 2001-04, Vol.28 (2), p.139-144
Main Authors: Holbrook, J Adam, Hughes, Lindsay P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Data collection
Economic development
Innovation
Methodology
OECD
Public policy
Science
Science policy
Technology
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Summary:Countries outside the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) are increasingly using the Organisation's Oslo Manual standard for data collection on technological innovation. This can lead to methodological problems some of which exist in regional systems of innovation within OECD countries. Studies need to be carried out to improve the accuracy of the Manual and to provide input for future revisions of it.
ISSN:0302-3427
1471-5430
DOI:10.3152/147154301781781561