Alan Paic

Alan Paic is Senior Policy Analyst in the Science and Technology Policy (STP) Division, within the Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Alan is in charge of various aspects of science and innovation policy, notably Open access to data for science, technology and innovation, Innovation Policy Reviews for non-member countries, and international cooperation in research and innovation for sustainable development. Mr. Paic joined the OECD in 2010 and has worked in the Global Relations Secretariat, as Head of Programme for South East Europe, working on the general competitiveness agenda as well as on specific innovation policies. He initiated and co-ordinated the flagship publication: “Competitiveness in South East Europe: A Policy Outlook” (which covers 15 areas of policy with contributions across the OECD); “Social Innovation Framework for Croatia”; and “Triple Helix Partnerships for Innovation in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, to name but a few. Prior to the OECD, Mr. Paic worked as particle physicist at CERN, and as a strategy consultant in the private sector, with Monitor Company and Stratorg. Mr. Paic holds a Ph.D in particle physics from the Neuchatel University (Switzerland) and a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD, Fontainebleau.