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| Benefits of U.S. Participation |
Science & Technology (S&T) cooperation at the OECD permits the United States to draw on and benefit from the S&T strengths and resources of other member countries. It helps establish U.S. scientific standards and practices as international benchmarks, and contributes to solutions that improve our national security and stimulate economic growth.
Representatives from the U.S. Departments of State, Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, and Health and Human Services, as well as from the National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy all participate regularly in OECD S&T activities.
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| Major U.S. Science & Technology Priorities at OECD |
In the area of international scientific cooperation, the OECD's Global Science Forum (GSF) provides a premier venue for consultations among senior science policy officials of member countries.
It produces findings and action recommendations on high-priority science policy issues requiring international consultations and cooperation, and identifies opportunities for collaboration on major scientific undertakings.
In recent years, the U.S. has taken the lead on many projects under the GSF, including the proposed Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Other collaborative GSF undertakings include work on High-Energy Physics, Near-Earth Objects, and High-Intensity Short-Pulse Lasers.
With member country collaboration, OECD also produces several valuable tools for policymakers. A biennial publication entitled - The Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard - brings together the latest internationally comparable data on trends in the knowledge-based economy.
The indicators cover four key areas: the creation and diffusion of knowledge, the information society, economic globalization, and productivity and economic structure.
Another biennial, The Science, Technology and Industry Outlook, reviews overall trends, and identifies significant changes in policies that affect science, technology and industry in OECD member countries.
The U.S. is also cooperating with OECD member countries to explore possibilities in Biotechnology for Sustainable Industrial Development. Rapid innovations, particularly by U.S. biotechnology firms, are playing an important role in achieving cleaner and more sustainable industrial processes. As industrial sustainability requires joint action on the part of both industry and government, OECD provides the unique forum for major players in the field to work together on a challenge of global impact.
The U.S. values OECD work on Innovation and Technology Policy, particularly as a means to boost economic growth. This work examines policies for supporting private-sector innovation by financing R&D and education, using intellectual property rights and competition policy to create environments conducive to innovation; and ensuring efficient linkages between science and industry.
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