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OCDE/GD(96)102

THE KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY

ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Paris 1996

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Copyright OECD, 1996

Applications for permission to reproduce or translate all or part of this material should

be made to:

Head of Publications Service, OECD, 2 rue André Pascal, 75775 Paris, Cedex 16, France.

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FOREWORD

The OECD economies are increasingly based on knowledge and information. Knowledge is now

recognised as the driver of productivity and economic growth, leading to a new focus on the role of

information, technology and learning in economic performance. The term “knowledge-based

economy” stems from this fuller recognition of the place of knowledge and technology in modern

OECD economies.

OECD analysis is increasingly directed to understanding the dynamics of the knowledge-based

economy and its relationship to traditional economics, as reflected in “new growth theory”. The

growing codification of knowledge and its transmission through communications and computer

networks has led to the emerging “information society”. The need for workers to acquire a range of

skills and to continuously adapt these skills underlies the “learning economy”. The importance of

knowledge and technology diffusion requires better understanding of knowledge networks and

“national innovation systems”. Most importantly, new issues and questions are being raised regarding

the implications of the knowledge-based economy for employment and the role of governments in the

development and maintenance of the knowledge base.

Identifying “best practices” for the knowledge-based economy is a focal point of OECD work in

the field of science, technology and industry. This report discusses trends in the knowledge-based

economy, the role of the science system and the development of knowledge-based indicators and

statistics. It is excerpted from the 1996 Science, Technology and Industry Outlook, which is

derestricted on the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the OECD.

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