World Sustainable Development Outlook: Global Competitiveness, a Common Goal in a Digital Society

Many of the important events in the history of the world occurred during the last four decades. With globalization, as economic phenomena became widespread, scientific and technological innovations have contributed to the shaping of the world in which we live. World Sustainable Development Outlook 2005 provides global viewpoints on the state of Business, Innovation, Science, Technology and Sustainable Development (SD). In doing so, a holistic approach is used to critically examine the interrelationship between the natural, the governmental, the economic and the social dimensions of our world, and how business and technology can contribute to solutions. This volume has a truly global outlook reflected in the varied national and cultural origins of the contributors as well as the topics and case studies covered. The five main sections include: Globalisation Issues; Investment and Trade; Competitiveness and Productivity; Information and Knowledge Management; Sustainable Development Issues.