Compared to other regions of the world, Africa is lagging in its drive toward knowledgebased economies. This study … their current drive towards building knowledge-based economies. These are discussed in terms of three pillars of the World … Bank’s knowledge economy framework. They are the indices for: (i) education and skilled population, (ii) information and …

This article compares African countries to South Korea in terms of knowledge economy (KE). Emphasis is laid on human … capital, knowledge creation, knowledge diffusion, institutions and economic incentives. The analytical approach consists of … providing knowledge economy catch-up strategies that can be understood within the context of country-specific gaps between the …

The paper complements the scarce literature on knowledge economy (KE) in Africa by comparing KE dynamics within Africa … five dimensions of the World Bank's knowledge economy index (KEI) are employed, notably: education, information and …

Africa's overall knowledge index fell between 2000 and 2009. South Korea's economic miracle is largely due to a … knowledge economies. Using updated data (1996-2010), this paper presents fresh South Korean lessons to Africa by assessing the … knowledge-based development strategy that holds valuable lessons for African countries in their current pursuit towards …

Compared to other regions of the world, Africa is lagging in its drive toward knowledge-based economies. This study … current drive towards knowledge economies. These are discussed in terms of the four pillars of the World Bank's knowledge …

The paper complements the scarce literature on knowledge economy (KE) in Africa by comparing KE dynamics within Africa … five dimensions of the World Bank's knowledge economy index (KEI) are employed, notably: education, information and …

Africa's overall knowledge index fell between 2000 and 2009. South Korea's economic miracle is largely due to a … knowledge economies. Using updated data (1996-2010), this paper presents fresh South Korean lessons to Africa by assessing the … knowledge-based development strategy that holds valuable lessons for African countries in their current pursuit towards …

This study assesses the knowledge economy (KE) performance of lagging African countries vis-à-vis their frontier … counterparts with regard to the four dimensions of the World Bank's knowledge economy index (KEI). The empirical exercise is for ….The following are established frontier knowledge economy countries:(i) For the most part, North African countries are dominant in …

Compared to other regions of the world, Africa is lagging in its drive toward knowledge-based economies. This study … current drive towards knowledge economies. These are discussed in terms of the four pillars of the World Bank's knowledge …

-'Building Knowledge Economies in Africa' - consists of papers that focus on, but are not limited to, the four dimensions of the World Bank … of building knowledge economies in Africa and summarises the main contributions to the themed issue. The paper ends by …Knowledge has emerged as a fundamental driver of economic growth and development by inter alia improving the …