Transforming Arab Economies : The Knowledge and Innovation Road
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World Bank, Washington, DC
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Knowledge has always been central to
development. A thousand years ago the Arab civilization led
the world in knowledge, prosperity, and development. More
generally, the Arab world is currently undergoing a
transition on three fronts: 1) a political transition, which
seeks to replace authoritarian powers with more democratic
ones; 2) a social transition in which equitable programs to
protect the poor will substitute for inefficient policies
promoting public sector-based employment and the
subsidization of basic goods; and 3) an economic transition
in favor of more competitive and productive economic
regimes. The report focuses on the economic side of this
transition. On which areas must leaders of the Arab
countries concentrate in order to stimulate growth, create
jobs, restore trust, and provide a measure of hope and
prosperity for their people? This is a humble effort to try
and answer some of these questions in an integrative
framework that puts knowledge and innovation-related
policies at center stage.
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AGENTS, BEST PRACTICES, BROADBAND, CAPABILITIES, CHANGE AGENTS, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, COMPETITIVENESS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC COOPERATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, GEOGRAPHIC REGION, GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS, GLOBAL ECONOMY, GLOBALIZATION, GROWTH STRATEGY, ICT, IDEAS, INNOVATION, INNOVATION POLICY, INTEGRATION, KNOWLEDGE ECONOMIES, KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES, LEADING, LEARNING, LEARNING ACTIVITIES, NATURAL RESOURCES, NETWORKS, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, PARADIGM SHIFT, PARTICIPATORY APPROACH, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION PROCESSES, PRODUCTIVITY, PROGRAMS, R&D, SITES, SOCIAL TRANSITION, TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES, VALUE CHAINS, VARIETY, VISION