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The National Knowledge Commission deliberations have focused on five key areas of the knowledge paradigm – access to knowledge, knowledge concepts, knowledge creation, knowledge application and development of better knowledge services. |
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Access to Knowledge |
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Providing access to knowledge is the most fundamental way of increasing the opportunities and reach of individuals and groups. Therefore, means must exist for individuals who have the
ability to receive and comprehend knowledge to readily obtain it. This also includes making accurate knowledge of the state and its activities available to the general public. Certain issues that are being examined in this context by the National
Knowledge Commission are :
- Right to education
- Language
- Translation
- Libraries
- Networks
- Portals
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Knowledge Concepts |
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Knowledge concepts are organized, distributed
and transmitted through the education system.
It is through education that an individual can
make better informed decisions, keep abreast of
important issues and trends around him or her and
most importantly, question the socio-economic
arrangements in a manner that can lead to change
and development. NKC's concern with many
aspects of the Indian education system covers:
- School Education
- Vocational Education
- Higher Education
- Medical Education
- Legal Education
- Management Education
- Engineering Education
- Open and Distance Education
- Open Educational Resources
- More Talented Students in Maths and Science
- More Quality Ph.Ds
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Creation of Knowledge |
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A nation can develop in two ways – either it learns
to use existing resources better, or it discovers
new resources. Both activities involve creation of
knowledge. This makes it important to consider
all activities that lead to the creation of knowledge
directly or help in protecting the knowledge that is
created. India must therefore examine issues such
as :
- Science and Technology
- Legal Framework for Public Funded Research
- Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)
- Innovation
- Entrepreneurship
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Knowledge Applications |
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Knowledge can be productively applied to
promote technological change and facilitate
reliable and regular flow of information. This
requires significant investment in goal-oriented
research and development along with access
models that can simplify market transactions and
other processes within an industry. Initiatives
in the areas of agriculture, small and medium
enterprises (SMEs) and traditional knowledge
can demonstrate that knowledge can be very
effectively applied for the betterment of the rural
poor.:
- Traditional Knowledge
- Agriculture
- Enhancing Quality of Life
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Delivery of Services |
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Knowledge services have the potential to simplify
many different points at which citizens interact
with the State. Traditionally, these points of
interaction have been vulnerable to unscrupulous
activities and rent-seeking. Technology provides
us with an opportunity to ensure accountability,
transparency and efficiency in government
services. E-governance is one of the ways in which
citizens can be empowered to increase transparency
of government functioning, leading to greater
efficiency and productivity.
- e-Governance
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