Telecoms must optimise user services | The National

As this paper recently argued, technological innovation is a critical facet of our knowledge economy. If we want to continue to attract the most talented developers, we need telecoms that are nimble and respond to the demands of the market…

Productively Measuring Productivity

In a knowledge economy, intellectual capital is as significant as physical capital. Nowadays, investment in workforce skills and training has joined infrastructure as a driver of productivity.

Budget does little to help transition the economy

Last year’s National Innovation and Science Agenda (NISA) introduced long overdue measures to boost entrepreneurship and energise collaboration between business and universities. But it only restored $1 billion of the research and innovation…

New UK universities to deliver choice and opportunity for students

University Alliance Chief Executive Maddalaine Ansell said:

The right regime for higher education and research is essential for building the knowledge economy of the future. These plans…

Philippines Knowledge Economy

This human capital will create a knowledge-based economy driven not just by brawn but [also] brains, tapping into one of our richest but least developed resources.

“In other words, and to put it plainly, we need more brain power — more nerds, if you…

Tanzania: The Learning Priorities of a New Industrialisation Strategy

According to the Centre for Educational Research & Innovation 21st Century Learning: Research, Innovation And Policy, “In the knowledge economy, memorization of facts and procedures is not enough for success…

Ross O’Brien — Philippines could be first cashless economy

Knowledge economy social theorists such as the U.S. commentator Richard Florida reckon that vibrant entertainment districts are essential components of successful urban creative clusters.

1 billion euros for Quantum Flagship

Harry Buhrman, researcher at CWI and executive director of research centre QuSoft for quantum software, is one of the Dutch initiators of this proposal. “The Quantum Flagship shows that the European Commission wants Europe to be at the forefront of the development…