let knowledge come from all sides.(RIG VEDA)
Letters and the Numbers are the two eyes of man.Education is an engine of offence ,defence and ambition.Education and economic reforms are the keys to unlock the doors of development.The traditional notion- knowledge for its own sake, has today given place to the modern idea -knowledge is for development. We live in an increasingly global world where national borders are becoming meaningless.In the context we need to compete with the best from across the world .This necessitates that we benchmark ourselves with global best practices.
Knowledge Society consists of practices and policies for using intellectual assets to support key economic objectives and to reduce vulnerability gaps,and in the process of social transformation strengthening national security .Knowledge management deals with the knowledge as a corporate resource.Knowledge culture is necessary for survival and success in the modern world of business.
Global organisations realise today that to compete in the modern business environment ,they need to equip themselves with the strategic competence to create ,store ,share and gainfully use knowledge old and new.A knowledge-based economy shifts from the manufacturing stage towards a diversified service sector economy.
The competencies that would count in the emerging Knowledge Age are intelligence ,knowledge,good formal educational qualifications and skills in communicative English-we are abundant in it.
Knowledge is important not only for the rich but also for the poor.This is all the more relevant in a country such as India where the gap between the rich and the poor is enormous.Thus India has to closely link economic development with social development .Technology can assist in the development of the social sector.The anytime-anywhere and death-of-distance paradigms of technology enable better leveraging of scarce resources.The use of technology to address issues of food security and nutrition ,e-governance and digital divide.Computerized learning aids,cyber classes and e-education are instances of use of technology in education.Knowledge is the key driver in the race for economic leadership.
A key imperative today is for the government to collaborate with the private sector and industry in building knowledge infrastructure. This includes partnership for developing talent ,formulating conducive regulatory framework,creating bandwidth and providing affordable computing power.
India was a knowledge force in the ancient days. Let us again restore this status to Bharat again.Let us draw inspiration from our great wise men of the past and the intellectual leadership of the present and make the world exclaim, "The Wonder That Is India."
India of the ages is not dead nor has she spoken her last word,she lives and has still something to do for herself and the humankind.(AURBINDO GHOSH)
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