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Key Documents archive results 1-2 of 2 in Science & Innovation Policy and Innovation policy
Patent counts as indicators of the geography of innovation activities: Problems and perspectives
This paper challenges the idea that patent counts provide reliable indicators of innovation in cross-country assessments. The authors argue that national differences in patent systems -- how and why patents are granted and standards of examination -- make comparisons across countries difficult at...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: December 2008 | EN
The Higher Education Systems in the Arab States: Development of S&T Indicators
This report, prepared for the UNESCO Cairo Office, presents data and information on higher education systems in 21 Arab states over a five-year period (1992-1996). It is an update of a previous study published in 1995 Data presented includes the number of institutions, enrolment, structure and...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: 1998 | EN
