Knowledge Economy
Knowledge Economy
The shift from a capital- based economy to a knowledge economy takes place through the interaction of three forces:
Technological change, including information technology and resources, and biotechnology.
Trade liberalization and internationalization of production systems
Freeing the movement of capital in the global economic system, which requires the restructuring or restructuring of the economy, production, energy, transportation and other activities to ensure continuity.
The impact of this transformation has become apparent at the level of States, corporations, individuals and communities. At the individual level, the nucleus of the societies that make up States, they must constantly improve their skills to keep up with the constant and rapid developments and transformations in their workplaces and in the society in which they live. Access to a knowledge economy requires states to eliminate all unnecessary restrictions, traditional laws, customs, traditions and cultures that restrict development. States and societies with high levels of culture and flexible laws are most able to influence and influence the knowledge economy, so that countries can shift from an economy head of capital and labor to a knowledge -based economy, this requires them to take adequate care of the educational system through the following:
The educational system must be flexible so that the state can implement the strategy of transition to a knowledge economy.
To develop education policies to ensure that all students have the ability to deal with knowledge and communication technology, and that young people, and that information, knowledge and computer skills are part of the state's interest.
Teachers must be qualified without exception on computer skills and provide them with all necessary equipment to develop their skills and skills in the field of knowledge and communication technology.
Provide investment opportunities in training in the field of knowledge and communication technology, to increase the number of employees who are able to participate in knowledge-based industries.
Provide training opportunities for old employees in all public and private sectors on computer and Internet skills , so that they will be able to deal with the knowledge economy.
Key factors to ensure the success of a knowledge economy:
Education: Education is an essential necessity of the success of the knowledge economy. Living examples are Taiwan, Hong Kong and other countries that have been in low-income countries for a while and over the past two decades have been able to go much further. As it has become a high-income country, due to the large investments in education and vocational training, which encouraged its children to access higher and technical education.
Migration: Migration allows countries to attract highly qualified, trained and experienced workers to contribute efficiently and effectively to the development of the knowledge economy. Migration policies must therefore be free of legal and material political constraints to facilitate the process of attracting the required skills.
Research and development: One of the important determinants of the knowledge economy is the speed of scientific and technological innovation . Countries take their competitive positions in the world based on their ability to speed up creativity and creativity. Research and creativity are spread throughout the world in parts of the second.
4 - Creativity: requires the appropriate environment, States and societies that have high scientific levels and open customs and traditions are the most capable of creativity and progress.
5 - Change in the structure of exports: The exports of the developed, developing and least developed countries were made up of material goods. Today, developed countries rely on the production, distribution and use of knowledge. Developing countries, especially Arab countries, Exports, making them face significant economic challenges. All developing countries, including Jordan, must adopt short- and medium-term plans for transition to a knowledge economy, reform laws and regulations in line with the spirit of the times, the concept of a knowledge economy, and increase the volume of agreement and investment. In the sectors of ICT, higher education, vocational training and human training to cope with rapid changes in all aspects of life in order to enter the knowledge economy and the positive mix in a world whose knowledge and technology has become an identity.
Abstract
The knowledge economy is intended to use technological techniques in addition to the process of employing them in order to reach a sophisticated life in all fields and activities through the use of technology services and types of Internet and information technology applications. The reason for the growth of the economy in the world and production is knowledge, The reason for this is either to take out and prepare goods and services using information or through the use of technology in old goods and services, ie development. There are also several factors necessary for the success of the knowledge economy, namely education, For migration, R & D and innovation, in addition to changing the structure of exports
By Mohamed Faidi
