MEASURING KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY: DETERMINING AN APPROPRIATE METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH
MEASURING KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY: DETERMINING AN APPROPRIATE METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH

Summary/Abstract: Today, there is a general commitment to building an inclusive Knowledge Society, in which everyone has the opportunity to gather and share information, to create and share knowledge, and to participate fully in the economic, political, social and cultural life of their countries. But, the path towards the Knowledge Society is complex, multifaceted, and riddled with difficulties. In order to determine the development of countries toward Knowledge Societies, it is necessary to measure the performance of each country. By presenting the initiatives for developing approaches applied in measuring complex dimensions of Knowledge Society, as well as the approaches for measuring the status of knowledge on global level, we will be able to grasp the developmental tendencies in this area. Culture is often shunned dimension when analyzing the development of a society. However, incorporating the dimension of cultural development will give a more accurate presentation of the success of a country's transition to a Knowledge Society

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