This site is designed to raise the issues related to developing countries’ transition to the knowledge based economy. As with other gateway nodes it invites users to share web-sites or files of interest and facilitates discussion around the key issues. The site uses the following four pillars as a framework for organizing discussion pertaining to knowledge economy:
- Economic and institutional incentive regime
- Education and training
- Information infrastructure
- Innovation system
Among the issues highlighted are:
- Economic and Institutional Regime – Governance, Intellectual Property Rights
- Education and Training – Higher Education, Lifelong Learning
- Innovation Systems – Science and Technology, Innovation Policy
- Information Infrastructure – ICT Infrastructure, ICT Policy, Law and Regulation