by Andreas Brandner | Sep 3, 2020 | Academic, Europe, Statements
Chris McMullan Master’s student, Anthropology of Development and Social Transformation, University of Sussex, UK As a student of anthropology and development, I am constantly examining what knowledge means both as a process, and as a resource. By studying and...
by Andreas Brandner | Sep 3, 2020 | Academic, Europe, Statements
Henning Melber President of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) ‘Knowledge is power remains a popular slogan in education and beyond. It aims to motivate learners to acquire knowledge and apply it for their own gains. But...
by Andreas Brandner | Sep 3, 2020 | Academic, Asia, Business, Statements
Marjan Modara Engineer, Researcher, and Ph.D. Candidate in Knowledge & Innovation Management, Bahrain In October 2008, the Kingdom of Bahrain launched its comprehensive economic vision under the title of ‘The Economic Vision 2030 for Bahrain’. In it, Bahrain...
by Andreas Brandner | Sep 3, 2020 | Academic, Europe, Statements
Lata Narayanaswamy Lecturer in International Development, University of Leeds, UK People need information at various times and at different points in their life course, and access to information in order to facilitate knowledge creation processes underpins the...
by Andreas Brandner | Sep 3, 2020 | Academic, Asia, Statements
Cecilia Nembou President of Divine Word University (DWU), Papua New Guinea Visions for future knowledge societies In this statement, knowledge means expertise and skills acquired by a person through experience or education and development means a fundamental change in...
by Andreas Brandner | Sep 3, 2020 | Academic, Europe, Statements
Klaus North Professor of International Management, Wiesbaden Business School, Germany Knowledge or ignorance for development? What drives or hinders development of nations, regions, organizations, teams or individuals? Most of us would agree that knowledge and...
