40 First Theme Knowledge Work in the North- What Networking and the Barents Region have to offer to Northern Finland
In Finland, work has traditionally focused on concrete objectives. In knowledge work, the outcomes are very o! en abstract in form – research results, plans, and so! ware applications- and thus deviate from what is expected in traditional production. One wholly singu-lar form of knowledge work is ma...
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| Summary: | In Finland, work has traditionally focused on concrete objectives. In knowledge work, the outcomes are very o! en abstract in form – research results, plans, and so! ware applications- and thus deviate from what is expected in traditional production. One wholly singu-lar form of knowledge work is management. The early 1990s taught us that merely processing paper docu-ments is not enough to feed a nation. But, are our com-petencies in knowledge work today enough to keep Finnish business competitive and keep Finnish compa-nies in Finland? How will the growth we see in the Barents Region be refl ected in the demand for knowledge and know-how in Northern Finland? Do we have the resources with networking capability in the scale required? |
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