Knowledge Policy
Challenges for the 21st Century
Published on 31. March 2008
Book
Hardback
296 pages
978-1-84542-186-1 (ISBN)
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. By examining long-term challenges, this unique book explains what we actually mean by the term 'knowledge' and raises fundamental critiques of existing conceptions of knowledge. It argues that fresh policy thinking is needed not only in more obviously knowledge-intensive sectors, but also across all areas of knowledge production. By way of illustration, the effects of the different dynamics of the knowledge era on defence, health, employment, environment, indigenous and international relations, multiculturalism and urban policy are explored. The book then addresses the enduring question of whether it is possible to produce too much knowledge at the expense of wisdom.
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 policymakers with an interest in public policy and knowledge-based economies.
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 policymakers with an interest in public policy and knowledge-based economies.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84542-186-1 (9781845421861)
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Persons
Edited by Greg Hearn, Professor, Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology and David Rooney, Associate Professor, Macquarie University, Australia,
Content
Contents:
1. Introduction
Greg Hearn and David Rooney
2. Knowledge Services
Ian Miles
3. Education and the Knowledge Economy
Michael A. Peters
4. Women and Cognitive Authority in the Knowledge Economy
Juli Eflin
5. Cultural and Creative Industries
Terry Flew
6. From Creative Industries to Creative Economy
Stuart Cunningham
7. Information Society Policy
Lee Komito
8. The Role of Media in the Knowledge Economy
David Rooney, Bernard McKenna and Rhonda Breit
9. Science and Technology Policy Futures
Neal Ryan and Michael B. Charles
10. Justifying Science: The Need for Macroeconomic Knowledge Policy
Steve Fuller
11. The New Biology: Implications for Knowledge Policy
Sigrid A. Lehnert
12. Copyright 2010: The Need for Better Negotiability/Usability Principles
Brian Fitzgerald
13. Industry Policy as Innovation Policy
Kate Morrison and Jason Potts
14. Employment and Innovation in the Information Economy
John Quiggin
15. Environment, Water and Energy in the 21st Century: The Role of Deliberative Governance for the Knowledge Society
Richard Hindmarsh
16. Citizenship, Migration and Multiculturalism After 9/11: Towards New Policies for Naturalization
Dora Kostakopoulou
17. A New Paradigm for Ethical and Sustainable Indigenous Knowledge Policy
Hitendra Pillay
18. International Relations and Geopolitics
Rosita Dellios
19. Knowledge Policy and the Future of War, Defence and Peace
Emma N. Kennedy da Silva and Rod B. Lyon
20. Conclusion: Towards Integrated Knowledge Policy
Greg Hearn and David Rooney
Index
1. Introduction
Greg Hearn and David Rooney
2. Knowledge Services
Ian Miles
3. Education and the Knowledge Economy
Michael A. Peters
4. Women and Cognitive Authority in the Knowledge Economy
Juli Eflin
5. Cultural and Creative Industries
Terry Flew
6. From Creative Industries to Creative Economy
Stuart Cunningham
7. Information Society Policy
Lee Komito
8. The Role of Media in the Knowledge Economy
David Rooney, Bernard McKenna and Rhonda Breit
9. Science and Technology Policy Futures
Neal Ryan and Michael B. Charles
10. Justifying Science: The Need for Macroeconomic Knowledge Policy
Steve Fuller
11. The New Biology: Implications for Knowledge Policy
Sigrid A. Lehnert
12. Copyright 2010: The Need for Better Negotiability/Usability Principles
Brian Fitzgerald
13. Industry Policy as Innovation Policy
Kate Morrison and Jason Potts
14. Employment and Innovation in the Information Economy
John Quiggin
15. Environment, Water and Energy in the 21st Century: The Role of Deliberative Governance for the Knowledge Society
Richard Hindmarsh
16. Citizenship, Migration and Multiculturalism After 9/11: Towards New Policies for Naturalization
Dora Kostakopoulou
17. A New Paradigm for Ethical and Sustainable Indigenous Knowledge Policy
Hitendra Pillay
18. International Relations and Geopolitics
Rosita Dellios
19. Knowledge Policy and the Future of War, Defence and Peace
Emma N. Kennedy da Silva and Rod B. Lyon
20. Conclusion: Towards Integrated Knowledge Policy
Greg Hearn and David Rooney
Index