Brendan Pereira of The Straits Times reports 'Abdullah lays out his economic vision.' "He promised to lower the cost of doing business, spark a revolution in the education system and drive home the mantra of competitiveness to Malaysian businesses. Missing were diatribes against globalisation or a rosy analysis of the road ahead. In their place was a straightforward assessment that Malaysia needed to transform itself into a knowledge-based economy."
Today, in 'The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area,' "NCEITA said North Carolina's public schools from kindergarten through high school are seen as lacking and are a hindrance to attracting employees and knowledge-based companies to the state. The association also pointed out that the North Carolina community college system is leading the way in "retraining" workers from a manufacturing-based economy to a knowledge-based economy, but that continuing budget cuts are undermining the community colleges."
The Korea Herald has a story on the 'NCA spearheading digitization.' "Last year, the United Nations ranked Korea 13th in an e-government evaluation of its 191 member states... "The NCA (National Computerization Agency) is led by the best minds in Korea who are devoted to creating a world-class knowledge economy," Suh Sam-young, president of NCA said. The organization's budget has also grown in tandem with the larger work force and greater tasks from 3.2 billion won in 1987 to more than 500 billion won by 1999."
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