In India's Financial Express, Union minister for information technology and communications, Arun Shourie 'Prescribes A Three-pronged Strategy To Boost Ties In ICT' (Information, Communication and Technology.) "Asia is becoming a powerhouse of the knowledge economy and significant parts of ICT gains elsewhere in the world is fueled by devices manufactured in Asia," he added.
Reported on iBerkshires.com for the USA, 'Higher education incentive, vocational course legislation approved by legislative committee,' and is sponsored by State Representative Peter J. Larkin, who serves as assistant vice-chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. "This legislation would permit for-credit vocationally-oriented courses to be treated in the same way that not-for-credit programs are currently treated," Larkin noted. "Our state matching grants for this program should go towards those courses that provide people with the credentials that they need to get jobs in the knowledge economy of the 21st Century."
In AME Info Business News for the United Arab Emirates, 'Business Software Alliance supports e-Literacy drive in the Middle East.' "The UAE's leadership position in knowledge economy is widely acknowledged today. The government's efforts in this direction have already shown excellent results, in the form of several successful projects including Dubai e-Government and Dubai Internet City," said Jawad Al Redha, Co-chairman, BSA Middle East.
In Great Britain, Larry Elliott writes for the Guardian Unlimited about 'Why we shouldn't just be topping up the number of graduates.' "The government is in a fine old mess over top-up fees. Students are unhappy, universities are unhappy, Labour backbenchers are unhappy. Concessions offered to prevent a Commons defeat mean the proposals are now hideously complicated, but still may not be enough to buy off the rebels... ministers are sticking to their guns. There is, they insist, no alternative if we are to expand higher education so that Britain can be at the cutting edge of the knowledge economy. Strangely, given all the fuss over top-up fees, this assumption has gone almost unquestioned."
And in Scoop, the New Zealand Government announces 'New video-conferencing service for schools.' "Broadband is the infrastructure for the knowledge economy, delivering the high speed Internet access critical to improving our educational and economic outcomes. Broadband is as important to the modern world as roads and railways were in opening up opportunities for previous generations. High-speed internet will ensure New Zealand can continue to move forward as an innovative and thriving knowledge society - a key goal of this government."
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