The Knowledge Society is the new context of our living and working. Towards this milestone, the International Journal of Knowledge and Learning reveals a scientific debate where academics, practitioners, researchers, policy makers, as well as government bodies, industry and nonprofit organisations provide their understanding for the integrated character of knowledge and learning. In this positi...

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This paper investigates the constraints for companies to innovate in order to be competitive in the knowledge society. Using a large and original data set of Catalan firms, the authors have conducted a micro econometric analysis following Henry et al.’s (1999) investment model and von Kalckreuth (2004) methodology empirically contrasting the relationship between firms’ investment spread over ti...

This article describes the European TransRouter project which produced a prototype application designed to help users identify the best possible way to translate a particular project. As a typical knowledge society application, it is designed to facilitate easy and almost instant access to knowledge by evaluating highly complex information based on user-definable criteria. The interest shown by...

Workers in the Knowledge Society need to think creatively, solve problems, and make decisions as a team. Therefore, the development and enhancement of skills for teamwork through collaborative learning is one of the main goals of nowadays education. The term “collaborative learning" refers to an instructional approach in which students work together in groups toward a common goal. The present r...

This paper discusses the relation between eParticipation and civil society in Germany using a theoretical framework based on three arenas of political communication: the traditional political system, the mass-media system, and the civil society public space. Currently in Germany the traditional political system prevails and funds research about representative oriented eParticipation activities....

BACKGROUND Many believe antibiotic use results in a tragedy of the commons, since overuse may lead to antibiotic resistance and limiting use would benefit society. In contrast, mass antibiotic treatment programs are thought to result in community-wide benefits. A survey was conducted to learn the views of infectious disease experts on the individual- and societal-level consequences of antibioti...

This study is focused on core competencies for lifelong learning for the knowledge society, especially on the digital competence. The aim of study is twofold. First, to examine the level of the digital competence in sample of graduate university students. Second, to give a proposal of procedure for measuring the level of competence in construction company. The results of research concerning the...