Report and full dataset accessible on line http://iri.jrc.ec.europa.eu/scoreboardl3.html, Panel 2 - OECD (2013), OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2013: Innovation for Growth, OECD Publishing, Paris, http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/ sti_scoreboard-2013-en, Based on the EPO, Worldwide Patent Statistical Database, April 2013. New fields of research emerge from S&T disciplines that follow a mix of approaches to research and use a variety of analytical instruments and evaluation methods. Technology platforms connect data, models and actors to integrate knowledge, identify gaps and support co-ordination of global research.