Towards a global knowledge‐based development agenda

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of the paper is to introduce the 2008 annual special issue on knowledge‐based development (KBD), from the perspective of the construction of an R&D agenda relevant to the international community of knowledge‐based development (KBD) practitioners and researchers.

Design/methodology/approach

The papers in the special issue are introduced and discussed.

Findings

A number of preliminary exercises around the world show a trend towards building a common KBD research and innovation agenda able to diversify into specialized topics such as urbanism, economics and geography, while maintaining a distinctive set of core issues.

Originality/value

This paper introduces a volume that may contribute to raise new questions and stimulate further research into the potential of knowledge as a leverage to the social and economic development of cities, regions and countries.

Citation

Carrillo, F.J. (2008), "Towards a global knowledge‐based development agenda", Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 12 No. 5, pp. 3-7. https://doi.org/10.1108/13673270810902894