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chapter 4COMPETENCIES FOR THEKNOWLEDGE ECONOMYSUMMARYPressures to increase the role of information and knowledge in national economieshave provoked a wide-ranging debate about what kinds of competencies youngpeople and adults now workforce is upskilling , both in terms of the average educational level of workersand the types of job that they are performing. White-collar, high-skilled jobs aredriving employment growth. This is not just a question of the growth in knowledge sectors . Work is becoming more skilled across industries and within group of knowledge workers can be identified as those performing knowledge -richjobs. Such workers are typically but not universally well educated. Some knowledgeworkers have high levels of literacy and lower levels of education, implying that basicskills obtained beyond education are recognised in the knowledge are additional workplace competencies needed in the knowledge skills, problem-solving skills, the ability to work in teams and ICTskills, among others, are becoming important and complementary to basic core orfoundation skills.

in the knowledge economy, drawing attention to information gaps and needs. 2. THE KNOWLEDGE REVOLUTION 2.1 Technological change and ICTs The concepts of “knowledge economy” and “knowledge worker” are based on the view that information and knowledge are at the centre of economic growth and development.

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