UK firms 'playing catch up' with the knowledge-based economy
Latest press releases"It's safe to say that the loss of call centre jobs to India etc highlights the need to accelerate the UK's shift towards a globally successful knowledge-based economy - the service sector is not going to be able to take up the slack from the loss of jobs in low-skill sectors." says Professor Harry Scarbrough of Warwick Business School.
In recognition of this, a new research programme, being launched in London on November 19th, is to investigate UK firms' ability to adapt to the demands of a knowledge-based economy. The Evolution of Business Knowledge (EBK) programme, sponsored by the Economic and Social Research Council, is a response to studies suggesting that many UK firms are failing to meet these challenges.
The programme's Director, Professor Harry Scarbrough commented "Many UK firms have not yet woken up to what it means to compete in a knowledge-based environment. Some firms are failing because they are locked into a low skill - low cost cycle. Other firms are struggling because their innovation and knowledge management activities are too narrowly based and fail to exploit the talents of their workforce."
The launch conference for the EBK programme will feature a keynote address from Lord Sainsbury, Under-Secretary of State for Science and Innovation at the DTI, and contributions from Denise Kingsmill, chair of the DTI's Accounting for People taskforce, David Snowden, a leading thinker on Knowledge Management, and Charles Leadbeater, an influential writer on the knowledge economy. Professor Scarbrough commented that the conference would particularly appeal to top managers who wanted to expand their organization's capacity to innovate by improving their management practices.
The launch event will take place on November 19th 2003 at the CBI Conference Centre, London.
In recognition of this, a new research programme, being launched in London on November 19th, is to investigate UK firms' ability to adapt to the demands of a knowledge-based economy. The Evolution of Business Knowledge (EBK) programme, sponsored by the Economic and Social Research Council, is a response to studies suggesting that many UK firms are failing to meet these challenges.
The programme's Director, Professor Harry Scarbrough commented "Many UK firms have not yet woken up to what it means to compete in a knowledge-based environment. Some firms are failing because they are locked into a low skill - low cost cycle. Other firms are struggling because their innovation and knowledge management activities are too narrowly based and fail to exploit the talents of their workforce."
The launch conference for the EBK programme will feature a keynote address from Lord Sainsbury, Under-Secretary of State for Science and Innovation at the DTI, and contributions from Denise Kingsmill, chair of the DTI's Accounting for People taskforce, David Snowden, a leading thinker on Knowledge Management, and Charles Leadbeater, an influential writer on the knowledge economy. Professor Scarbrough commented that the conference would particularly appeal to top managers who wanted to expand their organization's capacity to innovate by improving their management practices.
The launch event will take place on November 19th 2003 at the CBI Conference Centre, London.
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