Knowledge economy
Origin: Lat. cognoscĕre, oeconomĭa, Gr. Οἰκονομία
A knowledge economy or a knowledge-based economy refers to the continuous application of knowledge to products and services in addition to information from the Internet, telecommunications, and educational and research institutions; in order to produce economic benefits such as wealth and value which can contribute to a country’s economy.
Spanish: Economía del conocimiento
Sources and references
- Glossary of Terms .- Communities of the Futurecited 34 times
- Machlup, F.. The Production and Distribution of Knowledge in the United States. Princeton:view
- Rooney, D., Hearn, G., Mandeville, T., & Joseph, R.. Public Policy in Knowledge-Based Economies: Foundations and Frameworksview
- Rooney, D., Hearn, G., & Ninan, A. Handbook on the Knowledge Economyview
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