Low Investment Limits Knowledge Economy Dividend




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European countries together have a knowledge economy that is as big if not bigger than that of the US, with over 40% of workers employed in knowledge-based industries. The continent has not matched the US in terms of economic growth and productivity, however, largely because it has not invested as much in its knowledge base and may be suffering a slowdown in technological progress as a result. The priority must now be for policy makers to encourage organizations to invest much more in knowledge in the future, said Ian Brinkley, director of the Knowledge Economy Program, Work Foundation.

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Low Investment Limits Knowledge Economy Dividend

European countries together have a knowledge economy that isasbig if not bigger than that ...

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