Purpose – In the first part of reporting our research on knowledge societies (Sharma et al. 2008), we overviewed a conceptual model for analyzing knowledge development. In this second part, we report the results of using our framework in the field for the purpose of formulating knowledge...

Since the early 21st Century, building a Knowledge Society represents an aspiration not only for the developed countries, but for the developing ones too. There is an increasing concern worldwide for rendering this process manageable towards a sustainable, equitable and ethically sound societal...

Purpose - The research reported in this on-going study investigates the notion of knowledge assets developed within digital communities in the course of their economic or leisure activities. Ideally, the resulting knowledge is universal, affordable and relevant; this inclusiveness is a hallmark...

Knowledge has become a vital commodity to countries, businesses and individuals in the 21st century - age of the Knowledge-Based Economies (KBE). Tangible evidence suggests that knowledge and information are capable of helping nations to achieve developmental goals. This paper begins with an...