Beyond The Knowledge Trap: Developing Asia's Knowledge-based Economies
Based on the success of the World Scientific publication “Governing and Managing Knowledge” edited by Thomas Menkhoff, Hans-Dieter Evers and Chay Yue Wah in 2005, this unique volume presents 16 new theoretical-practical papers on the strategic aspects of developing knowledge-based economies with case studies from South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines and Uzbekistan. A key question which the book seeks to answer is what Asian policy-makers and leaders in government, economy and society can do to further enhance learning and capability formation so as to foster sustainable development in an increasingly globalized world. It addresses the politico-cultural and socio-economic challenges of effectively managing both knowledge resources and coping with the great digital divide created by globalization, continuous technology innovations and rapid external change. A key objective of the publication is to enable latecomers in the knowledge race to understand some of the critical success factors of sustainable knowledge-based development and what it takes to build a resilient knowledge-based economy.
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Beyond The Knowledge Trap: Developing Asia's Knowledge-based Economies
Based on the success of the World Scientific publication “Governing and Managing Knowledge” edited by Thomas Menkhoff, Hans-Dieter Evers and Chay Yue Wah in 2005, this unique volume presents 16 new theoretical-practical papers on the strategic aspects of developing knowledge-based economies with case studies from South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines and Uzbekistan. A key question which the book seeks to answer is what Asian policy-makers and leaders in government, economy and society can do to further enhance learning and capability formation so as to foster sustainable development in an increasingly globalized world. It addresses the politico-cultural and socio-economic challenges of effectively managing both knowledge resources and coping with the great digital divide created by globalization, continuous technology innovations and rapid external change. A key objective of the publication is to enable latecomers in the knowledge race to understand some of the critical success factors of sustainable knowledge-based development and what it takes to build a resilient knowledge-based economy.
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Beyond The Knowledge Trap: Developing Asia's Knowledge-based Economies

Beyond The Knowledge Trap: Developing Asia's Knowledge-based Economies

Beyond The Knowledge Trap: Developing Asia's Knowledge-based Economies

Beyond The Knowledge Trap: Developing Asia's Knowledge-based Economies

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Based on the success of the World Scientific publication “Governing and Managing Knowledge” edited by Thomas Menkhoff, Hans-Dieter Evers and Chay Yue Wah in 2005, this unique volume presents 16 new theoretical-practical papers on the strategic aspects of developing knowledge-based economies with case studies from South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines and Uzbekistan. A key question which the book seeks to answer is what Asian policy-makers and leaders in government, economy and society can do to further enhance learning and capability formation so as to foster sustainable development in an increasingly globalized world. It addresses the politico-cultural and socio-economic challenges of effectively managing both knowledge resources and coping with the great digital divide created by globalization, continuous technology innovations and rapid external change. A key objective of the publication is to enable latecomers in the knowledge race to understand some of the critical success factors of sustainable knowledge-based development and what it takes to build a resilient knowledge-based economy.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789814343671
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 04/29/2011
Pages: 472
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d)

Table of Contents

List of Figures ix

List of Tables xv

List of Contributors xix

Acknowledgements xxvii

Introduction: Strategic Aspects of Developing Asia's Knowledge-Based Economies Thomas Menkhoff Hans-Dieter Even Chay Yue Wah Pang Eng Fong 1

Part 1 Conceptualizing and Strategizing Knowledge as an Engine for Growth 25

Chapter 1 Knowledge Hubs and Knowledge Clusters: A Knowledge Architecture for Development Hans-Dieter Evers Solvay Gerke Thomas Menkhoff 27

Chapter 2 Using Knowledge as an Engine of Growth: The Case of South Korea Derek H. C. Chen 47

Chapter 3 'Knowledge Society' as Academic Concept and Stage of Development: A Conceptual and Historical Review Anna - Katharina Hornidge 87

Chapter 4 Measuring Spatial Density: Knowledge Clusters in Malaysia Hans-Dieter Even Pamela Nienkemper Benjamin Schraven 129

Chapter 5 The Moment of Truth for Science: The Consequences of the 'Knowledge Society' for Society and Science Peter Weingart 155

Chapter 6 The Conflicting "Norms" of Science in the Institutionalization of Scientific Knowledge Kenneth G. Huang 165

Part 2 Governing and Managing Knowledge as a Strategic Development Resource: Asian Experiences 181

Chapter 7 Korea's Public Research System as a National Knowledge Infrastructure Kong-Rae Lee 183

Chapter 8 Practicing Knowledge Management: Thailand's Experience Suparh Pasong 211

Chapter 9 Emerging Epistemic Landscapes: Knowledge Clusters in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta Hans-Dieter Evers Tatjana Bauer 239

Chapter 10 Knowledge Sharing in the Indonesian Context: Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) as Potential Knowledge Hub to Create Value from Academia, Business and Government Linkages Jann Hidajat Tjakraatmadja Agung Wicaksono Lenny Martini 269

Chapter 11 Achieving Knowledge Economy Status through Good Knowledge Governance: The Singapore KBE Story Revisited Thomas Menkhoff Hans-Dieter Evers Chay Yue Wah Solvay Gerke 299

Chapter 12 Knowledge for Poverty Alleviation: A Framework for Developing Intangible Assets of Low-Income Communities Serafin D. Talisayon Jasmin P. Suministrado 325

Chapter 13 Knowledge Loss: Managing Local Knowledge in Rural Uzbekistan Hans-Dieter Evers Caleb Wall 361

Chapter 14 Local Knowledge as a Strategic Resource: Fisheries in the Seasonal Floodplains of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam Solvay Gerke Judith Ehlert 383

Chapter 15 Integrating Natural and Social Sciences: Developing a Water Information System for the Mekong Delta Thomas Menkhoff Solvay Gerke Hans-Dieter Evers 411

Chapter 16 Implementing Knowledge Management in a Geographically Dispersed Organization: The Case of an NGO Poornima Luthra Shan L. Pan 421

Index 439

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