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UNECE
Knowledge Economy Assessment and Benchmarking
Indicators
Geneva, 24 April
2003 - After a decade of remarkable
progress in economic reform, many transition
economies are embarking on a new path
of economic growth based on a knowledge
intensive economy. Its share in OECD
economies is estimated to account for
around 10 per cent of GDP. Exact figure
in transition economies is yet to be
assessed, but many of them are moving
into a knowledge-based economy with
promotion of carefully crafted strategies
and policies for developing new endowments
while others remain lagging behind.
Against this backdrop,
the United Nations Economic Commission
for Europe (UNECE) is holding an Expert
Group Meeting on Knowledge Economy Assessment
on 24-25 April 2003 in the Palais des
Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.
The objective of this
meeting is to review existing analytical
work at international level on the assessment
of knowledge economy development and
to examine linkages between newly emerging
technologies and economic development;
national and global knowledge economy
systems; and government policy/regulatory
framework and best practices.
Experts will discuss
a set of benchmarking tools for measuring
the linkages mentioned above taking
into account specific dimensions of
economic transition and potential knowledge
asset of the EU accession countries
and the CIS region. Based on these benchmarking
tools a new series of national knowledge
economy assessment reports will be prepared
for transition economies in the context
of the World Summit on the Information
Society slated for December 2003. Participants
from international organizations include
representatives from DG Information
Society, European Commission, WTO, UNDP,
World Bank, UNITAR, among others.
For more information
please contact:
Mr. Daewon Choi
Head of Knowledge Economy
Industrial Restructuring, Energy
& Enterprise Development Division
United Nations Economic Commission
for Europe (UNECE)
Palais des Nations
CH - 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Telephone: +41(0)22 917 24 74
Telefax: +41(0)22 917 01 78
E-mail: [email protected]
Ref: ECE/IREEDD/03/P09