Building knowledge economies; advanced strategies for development.9780821369579Building knowledge economies; advanced strategies for development. The World Bank 2007 191 pages $25.00 Paperback WBI (WeB Intermediaries) A technology from IBM that provides a framework for intermediate processing between the user's browser and the Web server. WBI provides a middleware standard that can be used for password and privacy management, for transcoding from one format to development studies HC79 From the World Bank Institute's Knowledge for Development (K4D K4D Knowledge for Development ) program (launched in 1999), this volume presents analytical work and research on the knowledge economy in client countries. Using case studies as illustration, the volume describes how countries at all levels of development can use a knowledge and innovation-based process. It details advanced development strategies that focus on policies to identify, enhance, and exploit intangible assets Intangible Asset An asset that is not physical in nature. Notes: Examples are things like copyrights, patents, intellectual property, and goodwill. These are the opposite of tangible assets. in education, innovation, information and communication technology, and the prerequisite economic and institutional regime. The pillars for knowledge economies are outlined (governance, regulation, finance, trade, innovation, the information and communication infrastructure, and education), as are elements of the benchmarking methodology, and successful examples in Finland, Ireland, and the Republic of Korea. Implementing change and policy agendas in China and India, Malaysia, Tunisia, and Chile, and other countries in Africa, Eastern Europe Eastern Europe The countries of eastern Europe, especially those that were allied with the USSR in the Warsaw Pact, which was established in 1955 and dissolved in 1991. , and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. are also discussed. The volume is aimed at policy makers in developing countries. It lacks an index. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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