(KNOWLEDGE)-BASED ECONOMYの意味、(知識)集約型経済

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2008.05.29

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They say that knowledge is power. Well, it's also a valuable asset for any company hoping to be competitive in the global marketplace. So read on!

Today's Lesson
(KNOWLEDGE)-BASED ECONOMY   (知識)集約型経済

Explanation

  • A knowledge-based economy is an economy (= a system for the production, distribution, and use of goods and services) that depends heavily on knowledge (i.e., high-tech industries and industries that produce information and know-how rather than simple material goods).

    Similar expressions include information-based economy, resource-based economy, service-based economy, etc.
  • knowledge-based economy とは、著しく知識に依存した経済(=商品やサービスの製造、流通、利用の仕組み)のことで、例えば、ハイテク産業、そして単なる物ではなく情報やノウハウを生み出す産業、などのことをさします。

    似たような表現として、information-based economy(情報集約型経済)、resource-based economy(資源集約型経済)、service-based economy(サービス集約型経済)などがあります。

(KNOWLEDGE)-BASED ECONOMY

examples

  1. In recent years, the region has moved from a resource-based economy to a knowledge-based economy.
  2. When manufacturing was the country's main industry, pollution levels were high. But levels have declined since the country shifted to a service-based economy.
  3. The end of oil-based economies will mean a paradigm shift on a global scale that will open up tremendous opportunities for innovative businesses.

英会話レッスンThat's good to know, isn't it?