Knowledge Economy Assessments

Comprehensive KE Assessments

Turning Qatar into a Competitive Knowledge-Based Economy. (PDF, 367Kb) May 2007. For more information see the launching event.

Korea as a Knowledge Economy: Evolutionary Process and Lessons Learned. Edited by Joonghae Suh and Derek H. C. Chen. WBI Development Studies, August 2007. 

Japan, Moving toward a More Advanced Knowledge Economy. Edited by Hirotaka Takeuchi and Tsutomu Shibata. WBI Development Studies, July 2006.

Finland as a Knowledge Economy: Elements of Success and Lessons Learned. Overview.   November 2005. For more information, see the relevant seminar. (PDF, 161Kb)  

India and the Knowledge Economy: Leveraging Strengths and Opportunities. 2005.

China and the Knowledge Economy: Seizing the 21st Century. 2001 (PDF, 621Kb). Also download the book  overview. (PDF, 111Kb)

Republic of Korea: Transition to a Knowledge-Based Economy. 2000. (PDF, 12.3Mb)

Enhanced KE Assessments

Benchmarking Slovakia’s Readiness for the Knowledge Economy. 2004.

Knowledge Economies in the Middle East and North Africa -Toward New Development Strategies.  2003. (PDF, 1.39Mb)

Tanzania in the Knowledge Economy: Fostering Innovation, Productivity, and Technological Change.  2006.

Preliminary Benchmarking KE Assessments