Knowledge Economy

Their curriculum devotes months to helping a company solve a current technological challenge. Their progress is supervised not just by an academic adviser, but also by an industry adviser. Their vast campus on Roosevelt Island, when it is built, will intersperse classrooms with office buildings, where high-tech companies can rent a suite and set up shop.

Dean Daniel Huttenlocher and Vice President Cathy S. Dove of Cornell NYC Tech, a graduate school that had its first classes on Monday.

Cornell NYC Tech’s temporary quarters, in donated space at Google’s Chelsea headquarters, are currently being redesigned.

OPINION: Ireland should strive for research excellence across all disciplines and face societal challenges, writes CONOR O’CARROLL

We have come through a period of unprecedented growth in research activity in Ireland. New funding agencies Science Foundation Ireland and the two research councils emerged between 1998 and 2006. The Higher Education Authority’s Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions (PRTLI) brought about closer research collaboration across the higher education sector and supported the modernisation of our research infrastructure.

National policy was closely allied to the European target of an investment in research of 3 per cent of GDP. This was encapsulated in the 2004 document Building Ireland’s Knowledge Economy – the Irish Action Plan for Promoting Investment in RD to 2010. It presented a vision that by 2010 Ireland would be internationally renowned for the excellence of its research and be at the forefront in generating and using new knowledge for economic and social progress, within an innovation-driven culture. Rest

BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Jan. 15, 2013) – Canada’s university campuses, research centres and hospitals are receiving funding from the Government of Canada for advanced research infrastructure, helping them continue to compete in today’s global knowledge economy.

While visiting Simon Fraser University, the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages and Member of Parliament for Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, announced an investment of over $215 million by the Government of Canada through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for cutting-edge research infrastructure.

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New book by Klaus Schwab, The Re-emergence of Europe, is published yesterday

Adrian Monck, Managing Director, Head of Communications: Tel.: +41 (22) 8691212, E-mail: adrian.monck@weforum.org

* New book, published today by the World Economic Forum, focuses on what Europe must do to ensure future prosperity
* Insights gathered from Professor Schwab’s career spanning five decades at the pinnacle of world affairs
* Common values and a credible narrative can overcome emergent populism and radicalism to create a bright future for Europe, the Professor writes.
* To download the book, please visit: http://www.weforum.org/re-emergence-europe
Geneva, Switzerland, 14 December 2012 – A new book, The Re-emergence of Europe, written by Klaus Schwab, is published today. Drawing on Professor Schwab’s experiences from a career spanning five decades at the head of the European Management Forum and then, in 1987, its successor, the World Economic Forum, the book examines the issues that have contributed to Europe’s current crisis of leadership before arriving at a conclusion on how the Europe of the future will look. …   rest at top link above

The Global Entrepreneurship Summit presented by Entrepreneurial Ventures of Arabia, Dubai, UAE  11-12 DECEMBER, 2012

GES-EVA is the pre-eminent Global Summit and Exhibition for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and SMEs. Organised by Dubai World Trade Centre, the event is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.
The event is guided by the strong support, direction and participation of the UAE Government and the US State Department

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A PROCLAMATION

America is known around the world as a country that empowers the inventor and the innovator. Ours is a Nation where men and women can take a chance on a dream — where they can take an idea that starts around a kitchen table or in a garage and turn it into a new business or a new industry. During National Entrepreneurship Month, we celebrate the hard work, ingenuity, and courage of our thinkers, doers, and makers.

Because the new businesses created by entrepreneurs are responsible for most of the new jobs in our country, helping them succeed is essential to helping our economy grow. That is why my Administration has fought tirelessly to invest in entrepreneurs and small businesses so they can do what they do best — take risks, develop new ideas, grow businesses, and create new jobs. To help them expand and hire, I have signed 18 tax cuts for small businesses into law. Last year, my Administration launched the Startup America initiative to help connect innovators to funding and mentorship, cut through red tape, speed up innovation, and get their ventures off the ground faster. Alongside it, leaders in the private sector launched the Startup America Partnership, which has made over $1 billion in business services available to a national network that will serve tens of thousands of startups over the next 3 years. I also directed Federal agencies to streamline processes for establishing public-private research partnerships, small business research and development grants, and university-startup collaborations. And we launched BusinessUSA, a virtual one-stop shop that helps businesses — large and small — access the full range of Federal resources they need at every stage of their development.

My Administration has continued to build on that progress in 2012. Earlier this year, I signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act into law, which is making it easier for innovative companies to go public and expand their workforce. For the first time, the law will also allow ordinary Americans to go online and invest in the startups and small businesses they believe in through crowdfunding platforms. We have also updated regulations to make it easier for foundations to invest in businesses pursuing charitable purposes and stronger communities. In August, we launched the Presidential Innovation Fellows program to bring top innovators outside of Government together with top innovators inside Government; release Federal data that is being used to develop new products, services, and businesses; make it easier for startup entrepreneurs to compete

for Government contracts; transform the way citizens access Government information and services; and save taxpayers money. In addition, thousands of American entrepreneurs and inventors are helping Federal agencies solve tough problems at www.Challenge.gov. And, as part of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act I signed in February, we have bolstered Self-Employment Assistance programs that allow States to empower unemployed workers to start their own businesses.

As long as America’s daring entrepreneurs are taking risks and putting themselves behind new ideas and innovations, the Federal Government will serve as a partner to support their endeavors and catalyze their success. This month, and during Global Entrepreneurship Week, let us renew the spirit of innovation that has fueled more than two centuries of American progress and promises to drive us in the years to come.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2012 as National Entrepreneurship Month. I call upon all Americans to commemorate this month with appropriate programs and activities, and to celebrate November 16, 2012, as National Entrepreneurs’ Day.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand twelve, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh.

BARACK OBAMA

Dear Friends,

As the world continues to shift to a knowledge-based economy that touches virtually every nation in the world and makes for a more competitive landscape, it is more imperative than ever that we prepare our students for the challenges ahead.

Once a leader in education, the U.S. has clearly fallen behind and is leaving many of our students unprepared to compete. The report, “Achievement Growth: International and U.S. State Trends in Student Performance,” released this summer by Harvard’s Program on Education Policy and Governance & Education Next, ranked the U.S. 25th out of 49 countries in student test-score gains.

A number of states, however, have taken steps and have made significant strides in recent years. The report, which examined state trends in student achievement growth using National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) math, reading and science data from 1992 to 2011, ranked Florida (2^nd) and two Chiefs for Change states – Louisiana (5^th) and New Jersey (7^th) – in the top 10 in test-score gains. Though we should celebrate the gains made by individual states, it is important that we refocus our efforts as a nation. In this post-election climate, we must put aside our differences and come together in order to prepare every student, regardless of income or zip code, for the jobs of tomorrow.

The policies and practices that will improve the quality of education and better prepare students for success is the focus of the fifth annual Excellence in Action National Summit on Education Reform. This year’s event will include a conversation with former U.S. secretary of state, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, and former New York City schools chancellor, Joel I. Klein. These leaders will expand on the findings of the task force they co-chaired for the Council on Foreign Relations, which concluded that “the United States’ failure to educate its students leaves them unprepared to compete and threatens the country’s ability to thrive in a global economy.”

The time is now to put our students first; our nation’s security and global standing depend on it.

Sincerely,
Patricia Levesque
Executive Director
Foundation for Excellence in Education

UPDATE: The Foundation for Excellence in Education today announced U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will deliver a breakfast keynote address for the fifth annual Excellence in Action National Summit on Education Reform. This keynote will take place at the JW Marriott in Washington, DC, Nov. 28.

UPDATE: Unfortunately, they have reached maximum capacity for the Summit, and registration is closed. Please know all keynote speeches and general sessions will be streamed live on the Internet at http://www.excelined.org/everywhere and all strategy sessions will be filmed and available after the event. If you have any questions, please contact Sarah@ExcelinEd.org.

William Eggers and Owen Sanderson:  James Kotecki is your typical 20-something. His day starts with a shower, a bowl of cereal and a few minutes catching up with his favorite blogs. But it’s here where his morning routine departs from many of his friends who work for big consulting firms, large banks and news syndicates. Instead of donning slacks and a tie — typical of America’s white-collar, service-oriented workforce that has emerged since World War II — James opts for a black t-shirt branded with an image of Disney’s Space Mountain.

James is a representative of the no collar generation, a segment of the labor force that has exploded in the last decade. This new cohort of talent is trading in starched collars for t-shirts. James in particular is a new media savant. He has been able to craft a profession at the intersection of technology, social media and humor. He is an online author and video host who blogs for The Huffington Post, combines journalism with jokes for The Not Safe For Work Corporation and hosts a political humor show for The Daily. The Economist once referred to him as “probably the world’s foremost expert on YouTube videos posted by presidential candidates” — a lofty accolade, to be sure. He’s finding a professional niche at the fringe.

James is one of millions of members of the no collar generation. Like many others, his success can be directly traced to the emergence of America’s knowledge economy — where the acquisition and transfer of knowledge is key. By some estimates, knowledge workers represent between 28 and 45 percent of the U.S. labor force. This segment is expected to grow rapidly according to the Department of Labor. Within the knowledge economy there is what author Dan Pink has called free agent nation — in which working for one employer for your entire career is a thing of the past.   Rest

Ingredients of a knowledge economy – BusinessDayOnline.com

Qatar University drives Qatar’s knowledge economy – AMEinfo.com

The Uneven Geography of U.S. Economic Growth – TheAtlanticCities.com

China Moving to Quality Not Quantity: Jim O’Neill – CNBC.com