G7 ICT Ministers meeting highlights importance of NRENs and GEANT

​​Jisc provides Janet, the national research and education network in the UK. Bob Day, Executive Director, Janet and Chief Technology Officer, Jisc technologies, said:

Economic road map of the new Cabinet

This narrative should rely on sectoral priorities in key areas of the knowledge economy such as nanotechnology, biotechnology, information and communications technologies, green energy and modern infrastructure development so as to be part of the global network in…

The Eroding Economy — Mort Zuckerman

Dramatically increasing investment in education would be the economic antidote

Even in cities celebrated for their economic reinvention, new centers of the knowledge economy such as…

Nigeria: Yemi Ogunbiyi — Consolidating Scholarship

He is a quiet but huge contributor to Nigeria’s knowledge economy. And that did not start with the printing and publishing of school textbooks. After leaving his job as a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ife (now Obafemi…

Make in India: India woos Chinese investors, promises conducive environment

Mukherjee said India would like more of China’s overseas direct investment which has now crossed USD 100 billion mark.

Brush up on perceptions of ASEAN trade partners, envoy tells NZ

“What we are certainly seeing is the rapid emergence in Viet Nam of a knowledge economy, we are seeing a rapid emergence of Viet Nam has a high-tech place.”

SFU Pres. Petter: Education must be core to B.C.’s economic strategy

That’s despite the magnitude of growth in the knowledge economy. In high-tech alone, there are more than 60,000 people working in Metro Vancouver.

Astana Economic Forum: Diversification, Innovations and the Knowledge Economy

This year’s theme, “New Economic Reality: the Diversification, Innovations and the Knowledge Economy,” has assembled internationally-renowned names under the Independence Palace roof. The guests…

India s Education Deficit

The Prime Minister’s reminder that this is the era of the knowledge economy or his invocation of India’s glorious past in the realm of thought is not enough to prepare today’s youth for 21st century work. The sector which could absorb India’s bulging young population is industry and…