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Learning and Knowledge for the Network Society

By: David V. Gibson (Editor), Manuel V. Heitor, Alejandro Ibarra-Yunez

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Hardcover | 29 January 2004

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Learning and Knowledge for the Network Society discusses technology, policy, and manage-ment in a context much influenced by a dynamic of change and a necessary balance between the creation and diffusion of knowledge. It is largely grounded on empirical experiences of different regional and national contexts and addresses the dynamics of the process of knowledge accumulation, which drives a learning society. This fact is reflected in the trend in developed economies towards an increasing investment in advanced technology, research and development, education, and culture, but also in the process of inclusive development, which should be considered for less-developed countries. Concepts such as learning ability, creativity, and sustained flexibility gain greater importance as guiding principles for the conduct of individuals, institutions, nations, and regions. It is thus legitimate to question the traditional way of viewing the role that contemporary institutions play in the process of economic development and to argue for the need to promote systems of innovation and competence building based on learning and knowledge networks.

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Foreword
Introduction : technological change in the network society : governance, inclusiveness and development	p. 1
Building the learning economy : trends and perspectives for governance
Introductory note	p. 21
Innovation policy and knowledge management in the learning economy	p. 25
Innovation policies in the knowledge era : a South American perspective	p. 57
Development policy and the economy : wither the state?	p. 73
Gateway airports, speed and the rise of aerotropolis	p. 99
Institutions and knowledge networks : the Chinese experience	p. 109
Regulatory shields and firms' conduct : application to telecommunications companies in Chile and Mexico	p. 121
Networking for regional economic development : looking for inclusiveness
Introductory note	p. 137
Getting the tail to wag : enabling innovation in small/medium-sized enterprises	p. 141
Productivity and regional density	p. 165
From technology policy for regions to regional technology policy : towards a new policy strategy in the EU	p. 185
Regional innovation policy at the community level : evidence from the RITTS programme to promote regional innovation systems	p. 201
Information and communication technologies and economic development of peripherally located regions : experiences in the Netherlands	p. 227
Network building between research institutions and small & medium enterprises : dynamics of innovation network building and implications for a policy option	p. 245
Innovation clusters in Latin America	p. 261
Globalization and industrial restructuring in Mexico : the electronics and automobile industries	p. 307
A network of knowledge-intensive clusters for regional development : the Parana W-class program	p. 341
The nature of the networks of innovation and technological information diffusion in a region in the initial stages of industrial development	p. 357
Digital cities and the network society : towards a knowledge-based view of the territory?	p. 375
Language, development and policy
Introductory note	p. 405
The universal network language : an electronic esperanto? : no, a language for computers	p. 409
The color of voice, the resonance of language : precedents of the digital divide	p. 423
Foreign language materials for business Portuguese : the role of technology in the development of foreign language curricula	p. 443
Portuguese language without frontiers	p. 453
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