Definitions[]
The knowledge economy
| “ | describe[s] economic activity that relies not on "natural" resources (like land or minerals) but on intellectual resources such as know-how and expertise. A key concept of the knowledge economy is that knowledge and education (also referred to as "human capital") can be treated as a commercial asset or as educational and intellectual products and services that can be exported for a high value return.[1] | ” |
| “ | refers to the use of knowledge technologies (such as knowledge engineering and knowledge management) to produce economic benefits as well as job creation.[2] | ” |
References[]
- ↑ Green Paper on Copyright in the Knowledge Economy, at 3 n.1.
- ↑ The phrase was popularized if not invented by Peter Drucker as the title of Chapter 12 in his book The Age of Discontinuity.