Knowledge Assets in the Global Economy: Assessment of National Intellectual Capital

Abstract

This chapter has the following objectives: developing the need for assessing knowledge capital at the national economic level; reviewing a national case study of how intellectual capital assessment was done in case of one nation state; suggesting implications of use of such assessment methods and needed areas of advancement; and highlighting caveats in existing assessment methods that underscore the directions for future research. With increasing emphasis on aligning national information resource planning, design and implementation with growth and performance needs of business or nation, better understanding of new valuation and assessment techniques is necessary for information resource management policymakers, practitioners and researchers.