Knowledge policy
Subtitle: challenges for the 21st century
By: edited by Greg Hearn and David Rooney.
Contributors: Hearn, Greg, 1957-; Rooney, David, 1959-
Publisher: Edward Elgar; Brand: Edward Elgar Pub; Edward Elgar Pub
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9781845421861
Subjects: Information policy -- Economic aspects; Information policy -- Social aspects; Information policy -- Forecasting; Knowledge, Sociology of; Information society
Description: "Knowledge Policy illustrates how the production of knowledge has become central to economic life, and that competitiveness in the 21st century market place is characterized by the ability to translate scientific and technological knowledge into innovation. Does this therefore render cultural and social knowledge unimportant? The contributors attempt to answer this and other important questions using a broader epistemological base for the term 'knowledge'. Policy implications are then developed from this perspective." "Providing a thorough treatment on the meaning, production and application of knowledge, this book will provide a fascinating read for academics, researchers, students, practitioners and policy makers with an interest in public policy and knowledge-based economies."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Greg Hearn, David Rooney; title: Knowledge services / Ian Miles; title: Education and the knowledge economy / Michael A. Peters; title: Women and cognitive authority in the knowledge economy / Juli Eflin; title: Cultural and creative industries / Terry Flew; title: From creative industries to creative economy / Stuart Cunningham; title: Information society policy / Lee Komito; title: The role of media in the knowledge economy / David Rooney, Bernard McKenna, Rhonda Breit; title: Science and technology policy futures / Neal Ryan, Michael Charles; title: Justifying science : the need for macroeconomic knowledge policy / Steve Fuller; title: The new biology : implications for knowledge policy / Sigrid A. Lehnert; title: Copyright 2010 : the need for better negotiability/usability principles / Brian Fitzgerald; title: Industry policy as innovation policy / Kate Morrison, Jason Potts; title: Employment and innovation in the information economy / John Quiggin; title: Environment, water, and energy in the 21st century : the role of deliberative governance for the knowledge society / Richard Hindmarsh; title: Citizenship, migration, and multiculturalism after 9/11 : towards new policies for naturalization / Dora Kostakopoulou; title: A new paradigm for ethical and sustainable indigenous knowledge policy / Hitendra Pillay; title: International relations and geopolitics / Rosita Dellios; title: Knowledge policy and the future of war, defence, and peace / Emma N. Kennedy da Silva, Rod B. Lyon; title: Conclusion : towards integrated knowledge policy / Greg Hearn, David Rooney.