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Aside from providing a wide array of services to Ghana’s population, telecommunications firms in the country play significant roles in developing the West African nation’s economy. Original post: Ghana’s telecoms sector has created 1.5 million jobs, report Similar Products: Powered by An Enterprise Map of Ghana :: Amazon Ghana's economy has...
“ALTHOUGH the pace may differ, all [rich] economies are moving towards a knowledge based economy.” The OECD made this claim in 1996 and few disagree. The term “knowledge worker” can be traced to Peter Drucker and his 1959 book “The Landmarks of Tomorrow”. Half a century later people still find it difficult to define. Similar Products: Powered by Rise...
The competitiveness of firms in open economies is increasingly determined by access to low-cost and high-quality producer services. This paper discusses channels through which openness to trade in services may increase productivity at the level of the economy as a whole, industries and the firm, what can be done to enhance production and export of services and how to design...
series:Service Science: Research and Innovations in the Service Economy Traditional service sectors encompass a wide variety of industries ranging from transportation, retail and healthcare to entertainment, banking, and insurance. As the service sector expands into the global economy, a new science of service is emerging, one that is dedicated to encouraging service innovation...
In recent times the National Development Planning Commission’s (NDPC) articulated its vision for Ghana in 2015 is “a modern economy based on the development of science and technology.” To achieve this vision, Ghana will need a modern, efficient framework for promoting science, technology and innovation (STI) and for managing the country’s STI policies, programs,...
