Knowledge Management as an Economic Development Strategy. Reviews of EconomicDevelopment Literature and Practice: No. 7

摘要

The United States is shifting to an information economy. Productive capability isno longer completely dependent on capital and equipment; information and knowledge assets are increasingly important. The result is a new challenge to the practice of local economic development. In this information economy, success comes from harnessing the information and knowledge assets of a community and from helping local businesses succeed in the new environment. Knowledge Management (KM) can provide the tools to help economic development practitioners accomplish that task. KM is a set of techniques and tools to uncover and utilize information and knowledge assets-especially tacit knowledge.