Pellegrini, GiuliaRadwan, Ismail2012-03-192012-03-192010978-0-8213-8196-0https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2424Harnessing knowledge for development is not a new concept. Knowledge has always been central to development and can mean the difference between poverty and wealth. The knowledge economy is not just about establishing high-tech industries and creating an innovative and entrepreneurial culture. Economic literature indicates that simply adopting existing technologies widely available in developed countries can dramatically boost productivity and economic growth. This paper highlights the knowledge economy (KE) issues that confront Nigeria and offers policy prescriptions that will allow the country to take advantage of the opportunities available in moving toward a knowledge-based economy. The Knowledge Assessment Methodology (KAM) developed by the World Bank considers four pillars: a) skills and education, b) business environment, c) information and communications infrastructure, and d) innovation system.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCREDITATION SYSTEMADULT LITERACYADULT LITERACY RATEAGRICULTUREBASIC EDUCATIONBASIC LITERACYBDSBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICESCLASSROOMSCODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESSCONTINUING EDUCATIONCOPYRIGHTCURRICULACURRICULUMCURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTDEBTDEREGULATIONDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDOIECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHEDUCATION ACTIVITIESEDUCATION INSTITUTIONSEDUCATION SECTOREDUCATION SYSTEMSEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSEDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIESEDUCATIONAL OUTCOMESEDUCATIONAL SERVICESEFFECTIVE USEENROLLMENTENROLLMENT RATESENVIRONMENTSEQUIPMENTEXAMSEXPENDITURESGENDERGENDER BIASGIRLSGLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS REPORTGLOBAL KNOWLEDGEGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURESHUMAN DEVELOPMENTICTILLITERACYINCENTIVE SYSTEMSINDUSTRIAL TRAININGINFORMATION INFRASTRUCTUREINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINTEGRATIONINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTERNET ACCESSINTERNET HOSTSINTERVENTIONSKNOW-HOWKNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENTKNOWLEDGE ECONOMIESKNOWLEDGE ECONOMYKNOWLEDGE ECONOMY STRATEGYKNOWLEDGE FOR DEVELOPMENTKNOWLEDGE PRODUCTIONKNOWLEDGE RESOURCESKNOWLEDGE SHARINGKNOWLEDGE WORKERSLABOR FORCELEADERSHIPLEARNINGLITERACYLOW ENROLLMENT RATESMARKET COMPETITIONMARKETINGMATHEMATICSMINESNATIONAL EDUCATIONNATIONAL EDUCATION POLICIESNATURAL RESOURCESNETWORKSNEW TECHNOLOGIESOILOIL PRICESPATENTSPOLICY MAKERSPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPRIMARY SCHOOL LEVELPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSPRIVATE SECTORPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC EXPENDITUREPUBLIC GOODQUALITY ASSURANCEQUALITY EDUCATIONQUALITY OF EDUCATIONR&DREADINGRETAINED EARNINGSRETRAININGRETURNS TO EDUCATIONRURAL AREASSCHOOL LEAVERSSCHOOL SYSTEMSCHOOLINGSCHOOLSSCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGESCIENTIFIC RESEARCHSCIENTISTSSECONDARY EDUCATIONSTUDENT ASSESSMENTSUSTAINABLE GROWTHTEACHERSTEACHINGTECHNICAL EDUCATIONTELEPHONYTERMS OF TRADETERTIARY EDUCATIONTEXTBOOKSTEXTILESTRAINING COURSESTRAINING INSTITUTESTUITIONUNEMPLOYMENTUNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATIONUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATIONUNIVERSITIESVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONVOCATIONAL TRAININGWORLD WIDE WEBYOUNG PEOPLEYOUTHWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-8196-0