KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY Sample Clauses

KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY. Article 75
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KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY. Schön (1983); Xxxxx (1994); UNESCO (2005); Xxxxxxx (1995, 2006) Communication & Control
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KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY. With Xxxx’x remark on the domination of theory in a Post-industrial society we enter the domain of a ‘knowledge society’. An attempt to differentiate between knowledge and information societies is explicitly present in an influential 2005 UNESCO-document entitled Towards Knowledge Societies. There it is stated that “the idea of the information society is based on technological breakthroughs”, whereas, “the concept of knowledge societies encompasses much broader social, ethical and political dimensions […] Various forms of knowledge and culture always enter into the building of any society, including those strongly influenced by scientific progress and modern technology. It would be inadmissible to envisage the information and communication revolution leading – through a narrow, fatalistic technological determinism – to a single possible form of society” (UNESCO, 2005, p. 17). Further in the document we find an even sharper delineation and hierarchy of terms: Knowledge societies are not limited to the information society. The rise of a global information society spawned by the new technology revolution must not overshadow the fact that it is valuable only as a means to achieve genuine knowledge societies. The growth of networks alone will not be able to lay the groundwork for the knowledge society. While information is a knowledge-generating tool, it is not knowledge itself. Emerging from the desire to exchange knowledge by making its transmission more efficient, information remains a fixed stabilized form of knowledge. (UNESCO, 2005, p. 19) It is clear from this text that Xxxxxxx’s initial, unitary approach with regard to information and knowledge is overruled here. Information is now considered to be a means to an end, it is a knowledge- generating tool that lives primarily by its capacity to exchange and transmit. But information is not an innocent and neutral commodity for exchange and transmission, it holds a strong controlling and authoritative power that needs restraining and subjecting to human judgement and interpretation:
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KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY. 2.21 The Government will publish a Knowledge Society Action Plan during 2006. This will build upon the advances made and the outcomes achieved by the two previous national Action Plans while recognising the greater ubiquity of technology , the need to use technology as a tool in the drive towards Knowledge Economy activities and the need to provide for greater inclusiveness. It will be in line with the EU i2010 Initiative, ‘An European Information Society for Growth and Employment’, and will provide for the continued exploitation of ICTs by all; including government, businesses, public sector, community and voluntary sector. It will include specific actions on awareness of , access to, and application and greater exploitation of ICTs with a view to stimulating and encouraging greater engagement with and participation in the Knowledge Society. Its commitments to addressing the digital divide, eInclusion, are set out under the key life cycle phases in Chapter 3. Following on from the work of the Information Society Commission, the Knowledge Society Foresight Initiative, focusing on Ireland's advancement to the innovation- driven stage of socio-economic development, will be pursued by the National Economic and Social Development Office.
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Related to KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY

  • Knowledge Management Collecting and processing data from multiple sources and generating information to support business requirements (e.g., information retrieval, information mapping/taxonomy, information sharing, categorization, knowledge engineering, knowledge capture/distribution/delivery, smart documents).

  • Knowledge Whenever a representation or warranty or other statement in this Agreement (including, without limitation, Schedule I hereto) is made with respect to a Person's "knowledge," such statement refers to such Person's employees or agents who were or are responsible for or involved with the indicated matter and have actual knowledge of the matter in question.

  • Knowledge and Experience Buyer has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the Securities.

  • Knowledge Transfer 7.1 Three (3) months prior to the Expiry Date of the Agreement (or where the Agreement is terminated within the timescale notified by the Department) the Provider will upon request:

  • Complaints Investigation ‌ An employee who complains of harassment under the provisions of the Human Rights Code of British Columbia may refer the complaint to either one or other of the following processes:

  • Grievance Representation (A) An employee who decides to use this grievance procedure shall indicate at Step 1 (or other initial written step as authorized by the provisions of this Article) whether he shall be represented by the Union. If a grievant selects a Union Grievance Representative to represent him in a grievance which has been properly filed in accordance with this Article, the Union Grievance Representative may be allowed a reasonable amount of annual leave to investigate the grievance. Such annual leave shall be subject to prior approval by the Union Grievance Representative’s immediate supervisor; however, approval of such leave will not be withheld if the Union Grievance Representative can be allowed such time off without interfering with, or unduly hampering the operations of the unit to which the Union Grievance Representative is regularly assigned. When a grievant has elected Union representation, both the grievant and the Union Grievance Representative shall be notified of a Step 1 meeting. Written communication concerning the grievance or its resolution shall be sent to the grievant and the Union Grievance Representative, and the decision agreed to by the state and the Union shall be binding on the grievant.

  • Grievance Representative Employees presenting a grievance under Step 2 shall be represented by a representative of the Union.

  • Education and Specialized Knowledge Preferably secondary school graduation; a good working knowledge of the Motor Vehicle Act and Regulations; a good knowledge of safety rules and regulations as they pertain to the driving and/or operation of the vehicles, equipment and machinery involved; preferably graduation from a defensive driving course and/or a recognized training program in the driving and operation of commercial type vehicle or heavy equipment.

  • Relationship Manager Inquiry for Actual Knowledge In addition to the electronic and paper record searches described above, the Reporting Financial Institution must treat as Reportable Accounts any High Value Accounts assigned to a relationship manager (including any accounts aggregated with such account) if the relationship manager, has actual knowledge that the Account Holder is a Specified Person.

  • Investigations The respective representations and warranties of the Parties contained in this Agreement or any certificate or other document delivered by any Party at or prior to the Closing and the rights to indemnification set forth in Article XI shall not be deemed waived or otherwise affected by any investigation made, or knowledge acquired, by a Party.

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