1 Икономиката на познанието Световната банка и българските предизвикателства International Exhibition Centre, Sofia, October
2 Why has Knowledge Economy become important? Knowledge Revolution Changing Business Environment Link between Knowledge and Growth
3 International Exhibition Centre, Sofia, October Strong Correlation between KET and GDP/per capita
4 International Exhibition Centre, Sofia, October Functional Areas of Knowledge- based Society Educated, creative and skilled people Effective national innovation system Dynamic information infrastructure and society Knowledge-friendly economic and institutional regime
5 International Exhibition Centre, Sofia, October Players in the Knowledge-based economy Government Businesses Social Partners Research and Academia Civil Society and People
6 International Exhibition Centre, Sofia, October Challenges Ahead Coherent Knowledge Economy Strategy Public-Private Partnership for Strategy Implementation Conditions for knowledge sharing and across sector cooperation
7 International Exhibition Centre, Sofia, October Where is Bulgaria? WBI and the Knowledge Assessment Methodology (KAM) –set of 69 structural and qualitative variables –Benchmark on how an economy compares –helps to identify the problems and opportunities that a country faces –could be found at
8 International Exhibition Centre, Sofia, October Where is Bulgaria?
9 International Exhibition Centre, Sofia, October Bulgaria in the Global Context
10 International Exhibition Centre, Sofia, October How Can the World Bank help? Boosts awareness and keeps the dialogue at highest decision-making level (Paris and Helsinki KE Conferences) Analytical support (Lithuania, Turkey) Builds consensus among different stakeholders
11 International Exhibition Centre, Sofia, October From Concept to Implementation KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY III. INFO SOCIETY II. INNOVATION SYSTEMS I. EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING A. Transforming Basic Educ. F. Enhancing Science & Technology in Formal Educ. C. Increase access, efficiency, quality & relevance in Tertiary D. Developing information and Counseling Systems E. Providing Qualification Assurance Systems A. Institutional Capacity Building B. R&D Capacity Upgrading D. Technology Commercialization E. Industrial Technology Upgrading A. Information Infrastructure E. ICT Industry Promotion C. e-Government D. Capacity Building/ HR IV. ECONOMIC & INSTITUTIONAL REGIME A. Competitiveness Policy B. Financial Sector C. Labor Markets D. Social Protection B. e-Leadership, Policy & Inst. Development B. Quality Improvement of Secondary Educ. F. Socio-Economic e-Dev Applications C. Technology Transfer
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