Saudi Arabia: From Oil Kingdom to Knowledge-Based Economy

A large proportion of economic growth is accounted for by knowledge-driven technological change and innovation. Irrespective of whether innovation is related to products or processes, whether it is abrupt or incremental in nature…

What Your Company Can Learn From Google’s Approach to Perks

In the knowledge economy, a company’s chief asset is its employees, so it has to spend a great deal of effort attracting the right people, then keeping them motivated, creative, and engaged. But startups looking to become the…

Digital Transformation Starts with Small Wins

French consulting firm and analytics provider Lecko is one such vendor. As with many companies specializing in digital transformation, it has worked with a wide variety of customers — from the public and private entities in France and beyond — to…

Hillary Clinton’s Initiative on Technology & Innovation

In the knowledge-based 21st century global economy, the most technically proficient economies will be the most prosperous. Hillary’s plan pairs our economic interests with our democratic values. We must position American innovators to…

SMEs excused from bank guarantees starting October 2016

Saqr Ghobash, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, said, “Following our partnership with the SME Board, the ministry decided to support SMEs for playing a vital role in our national economy, the decision is considered a…

Solly Msimanga in it to win it

Tshwane should becomea knowledge-based economy, Msimanga said.

“We need to start by building private business so that employment can also start increasing in the city… There is a number of sectors I have identified.

Report: Michigan must continue to diversify economy, grow entrepreneurship

“Now is the time for Michigan to reinvest in its commitment to transition the state’s economy into a 21st century knowledge economy driven by innovation,” according to the report that looks at the…

Huawei joins Smart Africa to drive digital transformation

The SAA is an innovative commitment from African heads of state and government to accelerate sustainable socio-economic development on the continent, ushering Africa into a knowledge economy through affordable access to broadband…

Is The New Working Class Being Crushed In The 21st Century U.S. Economy?

Nathaniel Parish Flannery: In recent years talk about the Creative Class and the Knowledge Economy has defined many policy discussions about the post-industrial U.S. economy. In your book you pull together…