K-Economy & Knowledge Workers

BY: WARDAH EL-MUNAWWARAH

CONTENT :
DEFINITION OF K-ECONOMY CONCEPT OF K-ECONOMY DEFINITION AND CONCEPT OF KNOWLEDGE WORKERS

K-Economy ?
(KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY)

A term which is the use of knowledge technologies (e.g: k- engeenering or kmanagement) to produce economic as well as job creation..
(http://www.legalserviceindia.com/articl e/l121-Emergence-of-KnowledgeEconomy.html)

In other words
We use knowledge to produce economic

BENEFITS for ourselves

and others .

 K- Economy = innovating organization using NEW TECHNOLOGIES to introduce process, organizational and presentational innovation. Knowledge economy organizations reorganize work to allow them to HANDLE, STORE AND SHARE INFORMATION through knowledge management practices.
The knowledge economy has high and growing intensity of ICT usage by well educated knowledge workers.

So whys it so important?
1) A business product :
Educational +
Innovative intellectual products

Services

HIGH VALUE RETURN

2)

RESULT = Goods and services can be

developed, bought, sold, and

in many cases even

delivered over electronic

networks.

So whats wrong about it?

Although the knowledge economy allows instant access to information this may NOT ALWAYS BE A POSITIVE THING as it allows people to access information such as essays which they can then pass of as their own work.

Allows instant access to various forms of information. Difficulties in security.

Allows people in remote areas to interact in the

classroom. Training for the workplace in a ever changing marketplace

In the School..

CONCEPT OF K-ECO
(KNOWLEDGE + EDUCATION = HUMAN CAPITAL )

1. Business product :
Educational and innovative intellectual products and services can be exported for a HIGH VALUE RETURN.

2. Productive asset

DRIVING FORCE FOR K-ECONOMY

GLOBALIZATION

-make markets and products more global

KNOWLEDGE INTENSITY -70% use brain COMPUTERS in developing NETWORKING AND the country CONNECTVITY -Global Village

Foundation of K-Economy
(Peter Drucker, The Effective Executive,1966)

MANUAL WORKER
(works with his hands = goods or services)

KNOWLEDGE WORKER
(work with head [brain] = ideas, knowledge, information]

K-Workers ?
(KNOWLEDGE WORKERS)

Workers whose main capital is KNOWLEDGE. TYPICAL EXAMPLES : - SOFTWARE ENGINEERS

- ARCHITECTS
- SCIENTISTS - LAWYERS

ENGINEERS

LAWYERS :))

WHY ARE THEY CALLED K-WORKERS?

BECAUSE THEY TO

"THINK

FOR HAVE A LIVING !

Lets watch this VIDEO! (^_^)V

SUM-UP
Pricing and value depends heavily on context. Thus the same information or knowledge can have vastly different value to different people, or even to the same person at different times. To obtain the great knowledge worker, we must first protect our natural aspect in life which is the BRAIN MANNER..

Thank you :))

References :
http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/index.php? option=com_content&task=view&id=146725& Itemid=79 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_work er http://www.legalserviceindia.com/article/l121 -Emergence-of-Knowledge-Economy.html