Comments on: The Humanist alternative to the knowledge economy http://www.aucc.ca/future-avenir/the-humanist-alternative-to-the-knowledge-economy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-humanist-alternative-to-the-knowledge-economy A dialogue on the future of university education in Canada Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:55:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: George Kahangwa http://www.aucc.ca/future-avenir/the-humanist-alternative-to-the-knowledge-economy/#comment-915 George Kahangwa Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:53:35 +0000 http://www.aucc.ca/future-avenir/?p=125#comment-915 Thank you Jean. Thank you Jean.

]]> By: Jean Bernatchez http://www.aucc.ca/future-avenir/the-humanist-alternative-to-the-knowledge-economy/#comment-106 Jean Bernatchez Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:26:39 +0000 http://www.aucc.ca/future-avenir/?p=125#comment-106 The UNESCO model: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001418/141843e.pdf The UNESCO model:

http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001418/141843e.pdf

]]> By: George Kahangwa http://www.aucc.ca/future-avenir/the-humanist-alternative-to-the-knowledge-economy/#comment-85 George Kahangwa Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:27:57 +0000 http://www.aucc.ca/future-avenir/?p=125#comment-85 Any detailed reference for the UNESCO model? Any detailed reference for the UNESCO model?

]]> By: David Phipps http://www.aucc.ca/future-avenir/the-humanist-alternative-to-the-knowledge-economy/#comment-10 David Phipps Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:42:28 +0000 http://www.aucc.ca/future-avenir/?p=125#comment-10 The knowledge economy is dependent not only on privatized and corporatized models of knowledge use but also on the use of knowledge to inform public policies and social services. Industry needs not only new products and services but they also need to locate in safe and healthy communities. Every company employs staff who need to be well educated, have more equitable income distribution and live in communities that have effective immigration policies and respect for First Nations and the environment. An effective knowledge economy is based on far more than products and services. Universities are starting to step up to support knowledge mobilization - the connection of university research and talent to organizations from the community and public sector agencies. CIHR led the funding of knowledge translation activities that explicitly connect health researchers to health services and health policy practitioners. SSHRC had an early prototype in its Community University Research Alliances and has now embedded knowledge mobilization in its Connections theme. The ResearchImpact-RéseauImpactRecherche universities are investing in knowledge mobilization services the way all universities have invested in technology commercialization for the last 15-20 years. Universities have a key role to play in contributing to all aspects of the knowledge economy not just with new products and services. The knowledge economy is dependent not only on privatized and corporatized models of knowledge use but also on the use of knowledge to inform public policies and social services. Industry needs not only new products and services but they also need to locate in safe and healthy communities. Every company employs staff who need to be well educated, have more equitable income distribution and live in communities that have effective immigration policies and respect for First Nations and the environment. An effective knowledge economy is based on far more than products and services.

Universities are starting to step up to support knowledge mobilization – the connection of university research and talent to organizations from the community and public sector agencies. CIHR led the funding of knowledge translation activities that explicitly connect health researchers to health services and health policy practitioners. SSHRC had an early prototype in its Community University Research Alliances and has now embedded knowledge mobilization in its Connections theme.

The ResearchImpact-RéseauImpactRecherche universities are investing in knowledge mobilization services the way all universities have invested in technology commercialization for the last 15-20 years.

Universities have a key role to play in contributing to all aspects of the knowledge economy not just with new products and services.

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