Chapter 8 Web links
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:
The World Intellectual Property Organization website contains information on the various elements of intellectual property such as patents, trademarks, designs etc.:
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:
Bloomberg ranks countries on innovation: