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020    9780833082879|q(electronic bk.) 
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027    RAND/RR-188-GCC 
035    (OCoLC)867480998 
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049    CKEA 
050  4 HF5681.H8|bK86 2013 
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100 1  Kumar, Krishna B.,|eauthor. 
245 10 Knowledge-based economies and basing economies on 
       knowledge :|bskills a missing link in GCC countries /
       |cKrishna B. Kumar, Desiree van Welsum. 
246 3  Skills a missing link in Gulf Cooperation Council 
       countries 
264  1 Santa Monica, CA :|bRAND,|c2013. 
300    1 online resource (50 pages) 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
500    "RAND Corporation." 
500    "The research described in this report was conducted in 
       RAND́⁰₉s Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment and 
       Labor and Population units with collaboration with the 
       RAND Qatar Policy Institute and the RAND Center for Middle
       East Public Policy, a center within RANDС́⁰₉s 
       International Programs." 
500    Title from title screen (viewed May 30, 2013). 
504    Includes bibliographical references. 
505 0  Introduction -- A Framework for a Knowledge-Based Economy 
       -- The GCC Knowledge-Economy Landscape -- Policy 
       Implications and Conclusions. 
520    While an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) 
       infrastructure is a crucial ingredient of a knowledge-
       based economy (KBE), a skilled labor force and a 
       supportive institutional and business environment are 
       equally important in that they facilitate an economy to 
       use knowledge in a way that is appropriate to its level of
       development to increase productivity. Skills, education, 
       and training are given their own importance in many 
       countries, but these factors are not given as much 
       attention as technology in discussions of the knowledge 
       economy. However, without sufficient human capital and the
       appropriate policies in place to take advantage of adopted
       technologies, their potential is unlikely to be realized. 
       This paper adopts a cross-country perspective and uses 
       indicators and sub-indicators developed by various 
       economic organizations to assess the Gulf Cooperation 
       Council (GCC) countries in terms of their development in 
       the various dimensions of a knowledge economy. This 
       assessment finds that, while the GCC countries have 
       performed well in providing a physical ICT infrastructure,
       they need to focus more on human capital and the business 
       environment to foster the balanced development of their 
       knowledge economies. 
588 0  Online resource. 
650  0 Communication and technology|zPersian Gulf States. 
650  0 Human capital. 
650  0 Information resources|xEconomic aspects|zPersian Gulf 
       States. 
650  0 Information technology|xEconomic aspects|zPersian Gulf 
       States. 
650  0 Knowledge economy. 
650  0 Telecommunication|xTechnological innovations|zPersian Gulf
       States. 
650  7 Communication and technology.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00870044 
650  7 Human capital.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00962878 
650  7 Information resources|xEconomic aspects.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst00972600 
650  7 Information technology|xEconomic aspects.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst00973097 
650  7 Knowledge economy.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01894277 
650  7 Telecommunication|xTechnological innovations.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst01145958 
651  7 Middle East|zPersian Gulf States.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst01244350 
700 1  Welsum, Desiree van,|eauthor. 
710 2  Rand Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment 
       (Organization) 
710 2  Labor and Population Program. 
710 2  Rand-Qatar Policy Institute. 
710 2  Center for Middle East Public Policy (Rand Corporation) 
710 2  Rand Corporation. 
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