the Knowledge Economy

Listed below are ten points Jack Vinson attempts to highlight in his study of the knowledge economy.

1. Defining the Knowledge Economy (mentioned here)
2. Mapping the Knowledge Economy
3. Knowledge Economy and Labour Market Polarisation
4. Globalisation and the Knowledge Economy
5. R&D and ICT Investment - Key Constraints Drivers and Policy Implications
6. Innovation in Knowledge Based Marketed Services
7. Innovation in Knowledge Based Public Services
8. Intangibles and Business Knowledge
9. Cognition in the Knowledge Economy– the Next Generation
10. Universities and the Knowledge Economy

Going forward, I will try to focus my post on this topic.

educational systems

How far along the digital road we must travel in order to get our educational system in order? Accessible training has to be available to average citizens. The logistics of of delivering these training services could be difficult. How will the Federal government create these methods of delivery?

Web 2.0

Web 2.0 tools are changing the learning dynamic in our lives.
This technology is pushing formal learning more to the center of non formal learning. Instead of the two types of learning being seen recognized as opposite, Web 2.0 tools are bringing them closer. Good or bad, only time will tell!