How will the changing nature of work and the transformation enabled by new technologies and the knowledge economy play out in Australia? Knowledge cities are more likely to produce sustainable economic growth. A knowledge city has several key characteristics: diverse knowledge industries, knowledge-producing infrastructure (universities and science parks) and a quality of life that attracts the creative classes, enhancing the social and cultural milieu of a place.
Late last month, the University of Canberra launched an index of Knowledge Cities , an analysis of the knowledge capital (the underlying knowledge infrastructure of a city) and knowledge economy (the knowledge activation […]
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