TY - BOOK AU - Aubert,Jean-Eric AU - Reiffers,Jean-Louis ED - World Bank Forum on Knowledge for Development in the Middle East and North Africa TI - Knowledge economies in the Middle East and North Africa: toward new development strategies SN - 0821357018 (pbk.) AV - HD 30.2 W927k 2003 U1 - 303.48/33/0956 PY - 2003/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - World Bank KW - Knowledge management KW - Middle East KW - Congresses KW - Africa, North KW - Administración del conocimiento KW - Congresos, conferencias, etc KW - Information technology KW - Management KW - Tecnologías de la información KW - Technological innovations KW - Economic aspects KW - Innovaciones tecnológicas KW - Aspectos económicos KW - Technology and state KW - Política tecnológica KW - Education and state KW - Educación y Estado KW - Economic conditions KW - 1979- KW - Medio oriente KW - Condiciones económicas KW - Africa del Norte N1 - Papers from the World Bank Forum on Knowledge for Development in the Middle East and North Africa, Sept. 9-12, 2002, Marseilles, France; Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-80); 1. Overview 2. The Challenge: Changing the Growth Model 3. Knowledge and Economic Development: Recent Trends 4. MENA Countries' Readiness for the Knowledge Economy: A Snapshot 5. Social and Economic Frameworks 6. Education and Training 7. Innovation and Research 8. Telecommunications and the Information Infrastructure 9. Visions and Strategies 10. Conclusion App. Benchmarking MENA Countries' Readiness for the Knowledge Economy Documents Presented at the World Bank Forum on Knowledge for Development in the Middle East and North Africa, September 9-12, 2002, Marseilles, France ER -