What is Knowledge Society

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A new society formed as a result of the contemporary societal change pushed by technological innovation and institutional transformation, which is not only about technological innovations, but also about human beings, their personal growth and their individual creativity, experience and participation in the generation of knowledge. The primary role of cities in a knowledge society is to ensure that their knowledge sources are passed on and advanced by each generation. Learn more in: Knowledge-Based Urban Development

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Is a society that values and acknowledges the impactful role and contribution of knowledge in pursuit of socio-economic development. Learn more in: Forging University Social Responsibility Through Community Engagement at Higher Education

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A wider concept of information society; entails commitment of persons as knowers. Learn more in: The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Competence of the Young

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A society that generates, shares, and makes available to all members of society knowledge that can be used to improve the human condition. Learn more in: Digital State Strategy

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In an evolutionary view, it can be seen as the successor of a previous phase, the “information society” (IS), which in turn followed the “industrial society”. IS was so called because of the huge flow of information that was triggered by the advent of computers, data processing systems and communications. In the knowledge society, knowledge, and not mere information, is the most valuable asset. It is what is in the head of people (tacit knowledge) and what can materialize tangibly in the physical world, as print, or human exchanges (explicit knowledge). It is what drives the economy in the new millennium. Learn more in: Ambient Intelligence

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An association of people that have similar interests, be they social, economic, political, cultural and so on and by making effective use of their collective knowledge in their areas of interest thereby contributing to further knowledge that will lead to national progress and global development. Learn more in: Computer Communication and ICT Attitude and Anxiety Among Higher Education Students

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Engine of the economy and social development through science and technology advances. Learn more in: Higher Education and Employment: Highlights From the Economic History of Mexico

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Advanced societies reaching a stage of development predominantly based on production and utilization of knowledge. Learn more in: Modeling Knowledge Society

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A society where main of the prosperity and well-being of its people came from the creation, sharing and use of knowledge. Learn more in: Use of E-Collaboration Technologies Among Students of Management

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Refers to a country or a society focused on creating prosperity through the use of economic and societal standing globally. Learn more in: Primary School Teachers' Perceived Factors Affecting the Integration of ICT in an Educational District

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Name given to the current society, where knowledge is the greatest asset of human communities alongside the capital and talent of individuals to propel the economic growth, development and freedom of nations forwards. Learn more in: CLIL, Bilingual Education, and Pluriliteracies: Bridging the Language Gap in the Knowledge Society

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It refers to a society which focuses on the creation and examination of knowledge. The major factor of production in a knowledge society is knowledge. Learn more in: A New Concept in Tourism: Smart Tourism Destinations

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Developed society based on the access to knowledge. Learn more in: Strategic Crowdsourcing as an Emerging Form of Global Entrepreneurship

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The name given to societies that research, develop, produce and use knowledge technologies. Learn more in: Knowledge Management for Education Administrators

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A term to describe societies that are economically and culturally dependent on their capacity to create, innovate, and share different forms of knowledge. Learn more in: Teacher Networking, Professional Development, and Motivation Within EU Platforms and the Erasmus Plus Program: Teacher Networking Dynamics in the Knowledge Society

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The name given to societies that research, develop, produce and use knowledge technologies. Learn more in: Sub-Dimensions in the Management of Open and Distance Learning

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Knowledge Society is understood as the ability that people have in the face of information, to develop a reflective competence, relating its multiple aspects, according to a particular time and space, with the ability to establish connections with other knowledge and use it in their everyday lives ( Pelizzari et al., 2002 ). Learn more in: Information, Knowledge, and Learning Society

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It is a society that values and acknowledges the impactful role and contribution of knowledge in pursuit of socio-economic development. Learn more in: Grounding Institutions of Higher Learning as Learning Organizations for Developing Intellectual-Knowledge Society

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Knowledge society is such a society that generates, processes, shares and makes knowledge available to all members. It is a society in which the creation, dissemination and utilization of information and knowledge are the most important factor of production. Intellectual capital is the most powerful producer of wealth in societies. Learn more in: Knowledge Co-Production and Sustainable Socio-Economic Development: An Engaged Scholarly Approach

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A society, born out of technological advancements, in which knowledge is a pillar, and individual growth and participation in the generation of knowledge are supported and advanced. Learn more in: Smart City Technology and Civic Engagement in Ontario, Canada: Case Examples From Toronto and Barrie