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Nurturing Small Firms In The Knowledge-Based Economy: Programs And Challenges, Kay Imukuka, Bhishna Bajracharya, Linda Too, Greg Hearn
Nurturing Small Firms In The Knowledge-Based Economy: Programs And Challenges, Kay Imukuka, Bhishna Bajracharya, Linda Too, Greg Hearn
Linda Too
This paper aims at providing some insights into how the knowledge-based economy trend has been embraced by Australia’s Queensland State Government, through its signature policy known as the Smart State Strategy. Through significant investments in building new research institutes, upgrading the skills of locals to attracting and retaining knowledge workers and providing support to businesses, the Smart State Strategy has helped position Queensland as an important player in the global knowledge-based economy. A key initiative of the Smart State Strategy involves providing support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which are now widely recognised as playing a vital role in …
Nurturing Small Firms In The Knowledge-Based Economy: Programs And Challenges, Kay Imukuka, Bhishna Bajracharya, Linda Too, Greg Hearn
Nurturing Small Firms In The Knowledge-Based Economy: Programs And Challenges, Kay Imukuka, Bhishna Bajracharya, Linda Too, Greg Hearn
Bhishna Bajracharya
This paper aims at providing some insights into how the knowledge-based economy trend has been embraced by Australia’s Queensland State Government, through its signature policy known as the Smart State Strategy. Through significant investments in building new research institutes, upgrading the skills of locals to attracting and retaining knowledge workers and providing support to businesses, the Smart State Strategy has helped position Queensland as an important player in the global knowledge-based economy. A key initiative of the Smart State Strategy involves providing support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which are now widely recognised as playing a vital role in …