Global knowledge economy

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Etzkowitz, H., Leydesdorff, L. (Eds.). (2001). Universities and the global knowledge economy. A triple helix of university-industry-govemment relations. London Continuum. 

Corey, K. E., Wilson, M. 1. (2006). Urban and regional technology planning Planning practice in the global knowledge economy. London and New York Routledge. 

To win in the global market, manufacturing companies should improve their competitive ability. Key elements include creative new products, higher quality, better service, greater agility, and low enviromnental pollution. Creative new products are of viteil importance to compemies in the current knowledge economy. ... 

New knowledge is the fuel that invigorates professions and transforms national infrastructures, both technological and institutional. R D investment increases the knowledge intensity of the global service economy. Effective R D investment is... 

The directional roadmap for R D investment in a global, knowledge-intensive service economies is aimed at building collaborative innovation capacity throughout the ecosystem of entities that participate in the open marketplace. 

Currently, in the global economy, products are manufactured in one part of the world, used in another part and there is little knowledge about where these products will be disposed of. Most consumer products contain a large variety of chemical additives, in many cases, new substances, since they are poorly studied. This together with the lack of knowledge about the additives used, cause concern about the impact of these additives on human health and the environment. 

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