Building Knowledge Economies : Advanced Strategies for Development

Knowledge has always been an essential force in economic development. Chapter one, describes the knowledge revolution, which is leading us into a postindustrial age in which brains, not brawn, are the best means of coping with intensified competition and new challenges, including those related to human development and the global environment. In explaining the foundations and the model of knowledge economies, chapter two outlines the four knowledge economies (KE) pillars, provides elements of the benchmarking methodology, and relates KE achievements to recorded growth and competitiveness. To understand the KE process, chapter three starts with the examples of three KE champions, Finland, Ireland, and the Republic of Korea. The ensuing chapters examine and document in detail the four KE policy pillars. Chapter four on the economic and institutional regime discusses governance, regulation, finance, and trade as they bear on the KE development process. Chapter five on innovation addresses the question of support for innovators, the strengthening of research and technology infrastructure, the diffusion of basic technologies, and the promotion of specific industries. Chapter six deals with the national information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, addressing related applications, institutions, and regulations, as well as access to that infrastructure and the development of the skills needed to build, maintain, and use it. Chapter seven looks at primary and secondary education, higher education, and lifelong learning from a KE perspective, providing insights on the mobility of human resources and the role of diasporas. Chapter eight discusses policy agendas for selected sets of countries.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2007
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACTION PLAN, AGENTS, FOOD PRODUCTION, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGN INVESTMENT, GENDER, GENETICS, GLOBAL ECONOMY, GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE, GLOBALIZATION, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, HUMAN TASKS, HUNGER, ICT, IMAGES, IMPORTS, INCOME, INCOME LEVELS, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE, INFORMATION PROCESSING, INFORMATION SOCIETY, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, INNOVATION POLICY, INNOVATION SYSTEMS, INTANGIBLE ASSETS, INTEGRATION, INTELLECTUAL ASSETS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, INTERNAL DATA, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INTERNET ACCESS, INTERNET USE, INVENTION, INVESTMENT IN KNOWLEDGE, KNOW-HOW, KNOWLEDGE ASSETS, KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT, KNOWLEDGE ECONOMIES, KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, KNOWLEDGE FOR DEVELOPMENT, KNOWLEDGE GAP, KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT, KNOWLEDGE REVOLUTION, KNOWLEDGE WORKERS, LABOR COSTS, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKETS, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, LABORATORIES, LEARNING, LICENSES, LICENSING, LIFE SCIENCES, LITERACY, LITERACY RATE, LIVING CONDITIONS, LOCAL KNOWLEDGE, MANUFACTURING, MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY, MARKET INTERACTIONS, MARKETING, MATERIAL, MEDICINE, MICROBIOLOGY, MOBILE PHONE, MOBILE PHONE SUBSCRIBERS, MOBILE PHONES, MOBILE TELEPHONE, MULTIMEDIA, NATURAL RESOURCE, NATURAL RESOURCES, NETWORKS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NUTRITION, OIL, OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE, ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS, OUTSOURCING, PATENTS, PERFORMANCES, PERSONAL COMPUTERS, PHYSICS, POLICY INSTRUMENTS, POLICY MAKERS, POPULATION GROWTH, POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES, PRODUCTION COSTS, PRODUCTION PROCESS, PRODUCTIVITY, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, PROGRAMS, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC GOODS, PUBLIC GOVERNANCE, QUERIES, R&D, RADIO, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, RESEARCH CENTERS, RESEARCH RESULTS, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, RESULT, RETAIL PRICES, ROBOTS, SATELLITE, SILICON, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOFTWARE PRODUCT, SUPPLY CHAINS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS, TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS, TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES, TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE, TELECOMMUNICATION, TELECOMMUNICATION POLICY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT, TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATION, TELEDENSITY, TELEPHONE, TELEPHONE DENSITY, TELEPHONES, TELEVISION, TEXTILES, TIME PERIOD, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, TRANSACTION COSTS, TRANSISTOR, TRANSLATION, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNIVERSITIES, USERS, WAGES, WEB, WEB SITE, WORLD TRADE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/8515544/building-knowledge-economies-advanced-strategies-development https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6853
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