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 economie...
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : Strategic aspects of developing Asia's knowledge-based economies / Thomas Menkhoff ... [et al.]
- pt. 1. Conceptualizing and strategizing knowledge as an engine for growth. ch. 1. Knowledge hubs and knowledge clusters : A knowledge architecture for development / Hans-Dieter Evers, Solvay Gerke and Thomas Menkhoff. ch. 2. Using knowledge as an engine of growth : The case of South Korea / Derek H. C. Chen. ch. 3. 'Knowledge society' as academic concept and stage of development : A conceptual and historical review / Anna-Katharina Hornidge. ch. 4. Measuring spatial density : Knowledge clusters in Malaysia / Hans-Dieter Evers, Pamela Nienkemper and Benjamin Schraven
- ch. 5. The moment of truth for science : The consequences of the 'Knowledge Society' for society and science / Peter Weingart. ch. 6. The conflicting 'norms' of science in the institutionalization of scientific knowledge/ Kenneth G. Huang
- pt. 2. Governing and managing knowledge as a strategic development resource : Asian experiences. ch. 7. Korea's public research system as a national knowledge infrastructure / Kong-Rae Lee. ch. 8. Practicing knowledge management : Thailand's experience / Suparb Pasong. ch. 9. Emerging epistemic landscapes : Knowledge clusters in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta / Hans-Dieter Evers and Tatjana Bauer. ch. 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 and Lenny Martini. ch. 11. Achieving knowledge economy status through good knowledge governance : The Singapore KBE story revisited / Thomas Menkhoff ... [et al.]. ch. 12. Knowledge for poverty alleviation : A framework for developing intangible assets of low-income communities / Serafin D. Talisayon and Jasmin P. Suministrado. ch. 13. Knowledge loss : Managing local knowledge in rural Uzbekistan / Hans-Dieter Evers and Caleb Wall. ch. 14. Local knowledge as a strategic resource: Fisheries in the seasonal floodplains of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam / Solvay Gerke and Judith Ehlert. ch. 15. Integrating natural and social sciences : Developing a water information system for the Mekong Delta / Thomas Menkhoff, Solvay Gerke and Hans-Dieter Evers. ch. 16. Implementing knowledge management in a geographically dispersed organization : The case of an NGO / Poornima Luthra and Shan L. Pan.