TY  - BOOK
AU  - Aubert, Jean-Eric, ed.
AU  - Reiffers, Jean Louis, ed.
ED  - Banco Mundial
TI  - Knowledge economies in the Middle East and North Africa : : toward new development strategies
T2  - WBI learning resources series
SN  - 0-8213-5701-8
U1  - 303.4833 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - World Bank
KW  - DESARROLLO ECONOMICO
KW  - ESTRATEGIA DEL DESARROLLO
KW  - CONOCIMIENTO
KW  - INNOVACION TECNOLOGICA
KW  - AFRICA DEL NORTE
KW  - ORIENTE MEDIO
KW  - INNOVACION INDUSTRIAL
N1  - Papers prepared for the World Bank Forum on Knowledge for Development in the Middle East and North Africa, Sept. 9-12, 2002, Marseilles, France; Incluye bibliografía; Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. Overview -- 2. The challenge: changing the growth model -- 3. Knowledge and economic development: recent trends -- 4. MENA countries' readiness for the knowledge economy: a snapshot -- 5. Social and economic frameworks -- 6. Education and training -- 7. Innovation and research -- 8. Telecommunications and the information infrastructure -- 9. Visions and strategies -- 10. Conclusion -- Appendix: Benchmarking MENA countries' readiness for the knowledge economy -- References -- Documents presented at the World Bank Forum on Knowledge for Development in the Middle East and North Africa, September 9-12, 2002, Marseilles, France -- Boxes -- Figures -- Tables
N2  - This book analyzes the development of knowledge-based economies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Its principal messages are: Because of the so-called " knowledge revolution " resulting from the rapid growth in information and communication technologies (ICT), the acceleration of technical change and the intensification of globalization, a new form of economic development is taking shape worldwide. The knowledge revolution presents MENA countries with challenges and opportunities. They need to take advantage of this new source of growth and employment. To date, related investments in education, information infrastructure, research and development (R
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