Science, technology and innovation in the time of COVID-19

Caroline Paunov and Sandra Planes-Satorra
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No 99, OECD Science, Technology and Industry Policy Papers from OECD Publishing

Abstract: Science, technology and innovation (STI) have played a key role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and the unprecedented socio-economic crisis it has triggered. This paper explores how the pandemic affected STI in 2020, including how STI was mobilised to provide vaccines, treatments and innovative (often digital) solutions to address “social distancing”. The paper also reviews the quick and agile STI policy responses implemented across countries to stimulate research and innovation activities to find solutions to the pandemic. Moreover, the paper covers STI policies that targeted universities, research centres, innovative businesses and entrepreneurs most affected by the crisis. It also raises key debates on the effectiveness of such policies. Follow-up work will leverage more and better data to improve this early assessment of the impacts of the crisis and STI policy responses.

Keywords: COVID-19; OECD countries; science; STI policy; technology and innovation (STI) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D20 H12 I23 O30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-02-10
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