Aim
Definition and scope of the Knowledge Economy, developments in technology, the info-com revolution, the effect of R & D on the economy, the importance of knowledge in creating value, relationships and co-operations that develop into networks, and the digital divide.

Content

• What Is the Knowledge Economy? An overview of the concepts of the knowledge economy and the huge developments in technology.
• The Info-com Revolution: The info-com revolution which emerged simultaneously with telecommunications, computers and the Internet; examples of e-learning, e-governing and e-commerce; the positive and negative affects of info-com technology on daily life.
• The Benefits of Synergy: The synergy created by parallel use of info-com technologies and the additional benefits created.
• The Effect of R&D on the Economy: Benefits brought by R & D to companies, its effect on national income and the R & D cycle.
• The Importance of Knowledge in Creating Value: The increasing value of knowledge in recent years, and areas where the concept of knowledge stands out.
• The Rift Created by the Digital Divide: The concept of "Digital Divide" and a study of the factors which indicate a "Digital Divide".
• Relations and Co-operations Developing Like Networks: The principles of the network theory designed by the famous visionary Kevin Kelly
• Where is technology heading? The kinds of developments we might see in technology in the near future.