Foreword. The Knowledge Economy: The Present Future

Foreword Birding Past, Present and Future—a Global View

Today, in the first decade of the third millennium, birding is a truly global leisure activity, carried out by millions of people throughout the developed and developing world. Yet just a century ago it was a minority pastime, practised by a small number of people, and virtually confined to Britain, North America and parts of the British Empire. This essay aims to show how, in barely one hundre...

The Knowledge Economy And The Knowledge Assessment Methodology

Rejuvenating the Chinese Defense Economy: Present Developments and Future Trends

T policy brief examines the rejuvenation, current state, and future prospects of the Chinese defense economy. Fifteen years of reforms have turned this once lumbering holdout of autarkic central planning into an aspiring champion of technological innovation. Critical factors behind these improving fortunes include top-level leadership support, effective implementation of a well-defined developm...

Overweight and Obesity the Major Problem of Present and Future

There are many evidences confirming that a_ BMI more than 25 will significantly increase the risk of cardiovascular problems and related diseases. BMI more than 30 will dramatically raise mortality rate. An increase in BMI will lead to an increase of mean blood pressure and blood cholestrol, and a decrease in HDL levels. In men with morbid obesity the risk of hypertemion and/or elevated cholest...

Education, Globalisation and the Future of the Knowledge Economy

The dominant view today is of a global knowledge-based economy, driven by the application of new technologies, accelerating the shift to high-skilled, high-waged European economies. This view is reflected in the expansion of higher education and the key role of higher education in national and European economic policy. The Lisbon agenda seeks to make the European Union ‘the most competitive and...