Knowledge society

A society where knowledge plays an outstanding role in the process of producing wealth.

"A country's development towards a knowledge society is based here on three measures: pool of human resources in science and technology, applications of IC technologies [information and communication technologies], and the impact which R&D has on national economic competitiveness and employment."
(European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Knowledge Society Barometer Report, 2004, visited 01-11-2010)