Japan, Moving Toward a More Advanced Knowledge Economy : Volume 1. Assessment and Lessons

These two volumes analyze Japan from the Knowledge Economy perspective, covering a wide range of sector issues in development including the macro economic framework, education and skills training, the national innovation system, science and technol...

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Main Author: Shibata, Tsutomu
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
3G
DSL
GDP
ICT
LCD
LSI
WTO
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/08/7046143/japan-moving-toward-more-advanced-knowledge-economy-vol-1-2-assessment-lessons
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7081
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Summary:These two volumes analyze Japan from the Knowledge Economy perspective, covering a wide range of sector issues in development including the macro economic framework, education and skills training, the national innovation system, science and technology, information and communication technology, and infrastructure. While Volume 1 explores the four pillars of the "Knowledge for Development" framework, the second volume presents up-to-date case studies of outstanding Japanese private companies that each characterize different aspects of the Knowledge Economy.