Chapter 8 Web links

The Technological Framework

UNESCO collects information on science, technology, and innovation:

http://www.uis.unesco.org/ScienceTechnology

The World Bank provides country spending on R&D:

http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GB.XPD.RSDV.GD.ZS

The OECD produces information on technology:

http://www.oecd.org

The World Intellectual Property Organization website contains information on the various elements of intellectual property such as patents, trademarks, designs etc.:

http://www.wipo.int

The ‘fiveIPoffices’ brings together the five largest IP offices: European Patent Office (EPO), the Japanese Patent Office (JPO), the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China (SIPO), and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The organization collates and publishes worldwide information on patents:

http://www.fiveipoffices.org  

Bloomberg ranks countries on innovation:

http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-innovative-countries

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