Building a knowledge society in the Arab world.

Autor/inn/en	Al-Roubaie, Amer; Abdul-Wahab, Rasha Shaker
Titel	Building a knowledge society in the Arab world. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Aufbau einer Wissensgesellschaft in der arabischen Welt.
Quelle	Aus: Marcinkowski, Christoph (Hrsg.): The Islamic world and the West. Managing religious and cultural identities in the age of globalisation. Berlin: Lit Verl. (2009) S. 231-242Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	Freiburger Sozialanthropologische Studien. 24
Beigaben	Tabellen 2
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Sammelwerksbeitrag
Schlagwörter	Bildung; Wissen; Wissensgesellschaft; Fernsehen; Neue Technologien; Bildungspolitik; Datenbank; Satellit; Entwicklungsland; Wettbewerb; Wettbewerbsfähigkeit; E-Learning; Modernisierung; Internet; Informationstechnologie; Arabische Staaten
Abstract	"Knowledge is at the heart of development policies in most countries in the Middle East. Not only is knowledge a strategic priority in sustaining economic growth, but it is also a determining factor in wealth creation and global competitiveness. Thus meeting the challenges facing the Arab World in the new global society underscores the importance of investment in human capital, science and technology, as well as and research and development. Modern technologies - including information and telecommunication technologies (ICTs), e-learning, data mining, satellite broadcasting, and electronic computers - have given rise to knowledge access and information dissemination. Building capacities which exhibit the use of technologies will facilitate access to technology transfer and knowledge absorption. The Arab world, given its financial capabilities and human resource endowments, is in a comfortable position to benefit from modern technologies by investing in education. The success of future development will depend on capacity building to support knowledge creation and managing globalisation. Applying data mining and e-learning techniques enhances the capacity of these countries to access to global knowledge and information which are extremely important for building a knowledge society. Most Arab countries are still behind in terms of knowledge production due to shortages of skills, lack of scientific facilities, weak incentives and inadequate educational institutions. This paper sheds some light on the current challenges facing Arab countries to promote a knowledge society and the potential prospects for overcoming these challenges. Arab countries are financially sound but technologically not prepared to take advantage of the new economy driven by globalization." (author's abstract).
Erfasst von	GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Mannheim
Update	2010/3