The world has entered the era of the knowledge economy and, as the key strategic resource for national development, talent is playing an increasingly vital role. For example, today, the use of computers to create wealth and value signals a major change in mankind’s mode of working. Wealth and value were first created from the [...]
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2012-02-13 Wall Street Journal – For anyone lamenting the decline of big U.S. innovators like Kodak or worried that U.S. industry is losing its creative mojo, we bring you this good-news story—a reminder that some manufacturers have gotten innovation right: Milliken & Co. of Spartanburg, S.C., arguably should have been crushed by global competition, just [...] John Quelch, Dean of China-Europe International Business School, discusses the need to invest in a “knowledge economy”. A NEW consortium that aims to address the poor record of growth and survival among [South Africa’s] small businesses, particularly black-owned start-ups, will be launched early in the new year. Innovation has often been described as a key measure of economic development. Scientific and innovation-based output is an important part of the Department of Science [...] Nunzio Quacquarelli, managing director of the QS World MBA Tour, the team behind a research report released yesterday, says, “Saudi Arabia saw a 21% increase in MBA hiring in 2011, lead by energy companies. The Middle East is expected to become a hot spot for MBA recruiting as economies such as Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar [...] COLUMBIA, S.C. – October 28, 2011 – Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation today announced that the company will locate its new operations in Lexington County. The $313 million investment is expected to generate 707 new jobs. “We are excited to expand our company by locating our new manufacturing facility in Lexington County. This is a big step [...] Charleston’s Knowledge Economy Adding Jobs at an Unprecedented Rate CHARLESTON, S.C. – October 5, 2011 – In its Annual Wage and Job Growth Survey, the Charleston Digital Corridor is pleased to report that the companies comprising Charleston’s knowledge economy are demonstrating the highest level of employee growth since the annual survey began in 2003. Of [...] |
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