In partnership with the University of Marne-la Vallée, the Knowledge for Development team of WBI organized an international conference on "Intellectual Capital for Communities" (Nations, Regions, Cities). New event: The World Conference on Intellectual Capital for Communities. May 24-25, 2007.
Recent event: The Second World Conference on Intellectual Capital for Communities. June 29-30, 2006. Agenda | Speakers | Participants June 20, 2005 World Bank Office, Paris Objectives and Context Intangibles (intellectual capital) resources are now largely recognized as the most important sources of organizations’ competitive advantage. At the corporate level, intangible investments (R&D, innovation, knowledge creation and fertilization, marketing and advertising expenditures) are now unanimously considered as the most important determinants of performance. At the macroeconomic level, new growth theories have already demonstrated the importance of knowledge in the performance of nations. Adding value in the knowledge economy is inextricably linked to radical change in both societal assumptions and business models. Allocating resources to education, health and social services and our community infrastructure should not be based on cost but on the potential for value creation through knowledge. A new political leadership agenda is evolving around intellectual capital of nations and other communities, with the focus on: - How to visualize the knowledge capital of nations;
- How to develop intelligence flows within and between knowledge capital clusters;
- How to cultivate efficiency and renewal of the knowledge capital of regions;
- How to capitalize on knowledge capital, by new innovative social systems, in terms of the collective wealth of nations;
- How to make cities “intelligent”.
Sessions  Intellectual Capital and the Knowledge Economy
Intellectual Capital for Nations Intellectual Capital for Regions Looking at the Future, Research and Policy Agenda
Session 1: Intellectual Capital and the Knowledge Economy 
Session 2: Intellectual Capital for Nations
Session 3: Intellectual Capital for Regions
Session 4: Looking at the Future, Research and Policy Agenda. 
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