Dutch specialty chemicals company DSM on Tuesday announced 100-million-euros’ worth of investments in new research facilities in Delft and Sittard-Geleen. A new laboratory for bio-technical research will be built in Delft and DSM is a partner in the recently opened Bioprocess Pilot Facility. The Facility, located at the DSM site in Delft, was built to scale up research into bio-technological processes. DSM expects the new labs will be completed in 2014. A staff of about 700 will work on “innovative solutions to the major challenges facing the world today.” The company points to issues in the fields of energy, climate, food supply and health.
‘Major impulse’ – Economic Affairs Minister Maxime Verhagen regards the investments as a major impulse for the Dutch knowledge economy which will generate hundreds of new jobs. “This will ensure that the Netherlands remains in the global vanguard in agro-food, chemistry and energy.” He said that the expansion of existing research facilities would encourage other innovative companies to also make investments in the Netherlands. Rest
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In a knowledge economy, getting a higher-education degree is more vital than ever, writes Thomas L. Friedman. Finally, a generation that has grown up on hyperconnected technologies is increasingly comfortable learning and interacting with professors through online platforms. Rest
The Knowledge Economy: Women in the know discussion at the EBRD Annual Meeting 2012 women entrepreneurs talk about female participation in the knowledge economy.
The UAE aims to grow its “knowledge economy” enough to be worth 5 per cent of GDP by 2021, according to a senior minister.
Sultan Al Mansouri, the Minister of Economy, said he expected growth in high-tech information industries over the next decade.
Knowledge economies are cited as a key element of developed markets and refer to industries that deal with intellectual capital rather than tangible products or natural resources.
“Hopefully by the year 2021, 5 per cent of the UAE GDP will be contributed by the knowledge economy,” said Mr Al Mansouri. Rest
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More than any other city in America, Cleveland is a joke, a whipping boy of Johnny Carson monologues and Hollywood’s official set for films about comic mediocrity.
But here’s what else is funny: According to a recent analysis, the population of downtown Cleveland is surging, doubling in the past 20 years. What’s more, the majority of the growth occurred in the 22-to-34-year-old demo, those coveted “knowledge economy” workers for whom every city is competing. Pittsburgh, too, has unexpectedly reversed its out-migration of young people. The number of 18-to-24-year-olds was declining there until 2000, but has since climbed by 16 percent. St. Louis attracted more young people than it lost in each of the past three years. And as a mountain of “Viva Detroit!” news stories have made clear, Motor City is now the official cool-kids destination, adding thousands of young artists, entrepreneurs and urban farmers even as its general population evaporates. Rest
Last year, Canada brought in 156,000 economic immigrants and their dependents, along with 191,000 temporary workers, and many more would like to follow suit. But are they the cream of the 640 million global migrants seeking a new home every year?
As countries jockey to lure the most creative and skilled employees – the ones who will drive the knowledge economy and energize its aging society – Canada can’t simply wait for them to appear. It must step up the effort to sell the Canadian brand around the world – to get those with the most talent to see it not just as a land of tolerance for diversity, but as a nucleus of economic opportunity. Full article
Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday that he was creating a task force to reform higher education in Florida. “The state has a vested interest in ensuring its higher education system produces world-class talent to serve as engaged citizens and meet the demands of Florida’s emerging knowledge-based economy,” said Scott in a a statement. “It’s time to assess the progress of prior reform efforts and identify strategies to improve efficiencies and enhance the system’s effectiveness as an economic catalyst.” The Blue Ribbon Task Force on State Higher Education Reform will focus its attention on the State University System’s governance model, mainly the interaction between the Board of Governors and individual universities. Final recommendations are due October 31. Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/04/2783123/gov-rick-scott-creates-task-force.html#storylink=cpy
MANILA, Philippines, May 3, 2012 — IBM and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) of the Republic of the Philippines today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together to establish the first Philippine Systems & Technology R&D Laboratory to help spur economic growth.
The R&D Lab is aligned with Philippines’ strategic growth initiative that calls for greater partnering between industry and government to advance four critical areas for the country: business process outsourcing, governance for anti corruption, talent development, and innovation for a knowledge-based economy. Touching on all four pillars, the new R&D Lab will strive to contribute to the productivity of the Filipino people and improve their quality of life through the generation and promotion of strategic technologies and expertise. Rest
Zhang Yansheng, Secretary-General of the Academic Committee of China’s National Development and Reform Commission – The fourth round of the China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) started Thursday morning in Beijing. Among the many important topics of discussion at the talks, creating ways to enhance complementary cooperation between the industries of both countries must surely be the most important.
Complementary industries create a basis for cooperation
At present, Chinese industry is still in the era of the industrial economy, while the U.S. has entered the age of the knowledge economy. The two countries’ industry structures appear to complement each other perfectly and there are a number of reasons why it is important that they do so and continue to do so. Rest
The possibility of using TV white spaces for multiple uses has moved from “no it can’t possibly happen” through to “maybe” and now to the “it’s gonna happen” stage, Dan Reed – Vice-President of Microsoft’s Technology Policy Group – told the Cambridge TV White Spaces Trial Summit.
Supported by Cambridge Wireless, the summit marked the end of 10 months of comprehensive testing in urban and rural areas in and around Cambridge by the Cambridge TV White Spaces Consortium, which comprises 17 international and UK technology and media companies.
Delegates heard from members of the consortium along with experts from Germany, Singapore and the US.
“There’s a real buzz and excitement around the hallways here about how far we’ve come,” said Reed at the event at Duxford.
“Today is an important milestone. It’s been a technical, political and social success.” Rest
The application of knowledge is now recognized to be one of the key sources of growth in the global economy. The term Knowledge Economy (KE) has been coined to reflect this increased importance of knowledge. A knowledge economy is one where organizations and people acquire, create, disseminate, and use knowledge more effectively for greater economic and social development. – World Bank Knowledge for Development (K4D)