scholarly journals Nigeria’s development process, methodology and milestones planned for VISION 20:2020 - 13 years after

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-175
Author(s):  
M.O. Abanikannda ◽  
O. Omobuwa
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Vision 2020 ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Process Methodology

How has Nigeria performed in the area of human resource development and a knowledge-based economy? Amidst various reforms agenda, policies, development plans and programmes, Vision 2010, Seven-Point Agenda and a host of others, Nigerian leaders have articulated the Vision 20:2020, which targets to catapult Nigeria into the league of the first global 20 economies by the year 2020. This article focuses only on the second pillar of Nigerian vision 2020 which is “Human resources development and knowledgebased economy” and compare recent development indicators for Nigeria with those of advanced countries, the first 20 of which Nigeria aspired to join this year (2020). In contrast to the situation in highincome OECD nations, the vast majority of Nigerians are ill-fed, ill-clothed, ill-housed and ill-educated. They live in the rural areas characterized by massive underdevelopment. Poverty is the basic malady of Nigeria which is involved in misery-go-round, as part of the slum of the world economy. Nigeria's Vision 20:2020 is, therefore, too ambitious. Furthermore, against the backdrop of the antecedents of policy reversals, summersaults and failures in Nigeria, the Vision is utopian. Recommendations include commitment of the leadership to sufficient discipline and political will to enforce development policies and programmes.

Innovative Techniques and Strategies of Skill Building for Human Resource Development in SMEs, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arti Awasthi
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Global Competitiveness ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Skill Building ◽  
And Training

India has gradually evolved as knowledge based economy due to the abundance of capable, flexible and qualified human capital. With the constantly rising influence of globalization, India has immense opportunities to establish its distinctive position in the world. However, there is a need to further develop and empower the human capital to ensure the nations global competitiveness. Despite the empathetic stress laid on education and training in this country, there is still a shortage of skilled manpower to address the mounting needs and demands of the economy. Skill building can be viewed as an instrument to improve the effectiveness and contribution of labor to the overall production. It is as an important ingredient to push the production possibility frontier outward and to take growth rate of the economy to a higher trajectory. This paper focuses on skill development in Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs) which contribute nearly 8 percent of the country's GDP, 45 percent of the manufacturing output and 40 percent of the exports. They provide the largest share of employment after agriculture. They are the nurseries for entrepreneurship and innovation. SMEs have been established in almost all-major sectors in the Indian industry. The main assets for any firm, especially small and medium sized enterprises are their human capital. This is even more important in the knowledge based economy, where intangible factors and services are of growing importance. The rapid obsolescence of knowledge is a key factor of the knowledge economy. However, we also know that for a small business it is very difficult to engage staff in education and training in order to update and upgrade their skills within continuous learning approach. Therefore there is a need to innovate new techniques and strategies of skill development to develop human capital in SME's.

scholarly journals Developments in rural areas in relation with developments in land and water management research in the Netherlands. I. Economic development and rural development plans.

1983 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-135
Author(s):  
C. Bijkerk ◽  
C.G.J. Van Oostrom
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Production Volume ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Agricultural Engineering ◽  
Land And Water Management ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
The Cost

Since 1900 seven successive stages can be distinguished in the development of agricultural engineering and in land and water management research in the Netherlands. The development process is traced from the introduction of fertilizers during 1900-1930, through mechanisation, improvement of water management and land accessibility, and increase in the size and specialisation of units, to increasing emphasis on the ecological and recreational value of land. The main features of economical development in agriculture after 1945 are disucssed, including changes in production volume, structure and costs, labour input and productivity, and the cost of wages. The influence of land and water management projects on the rise in agricultural productivity is considered, together with the present policy of selective growth. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)

scholarly journals Evaluation of Regional Development Policies in Turkey’s Five Years Development Plans

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
Yasar Akca
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Development Effort ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Regional Development Policies ◽  
Basic Goal ◽  
Development Plans

Five years development plans are prepared by State Planning Organization (former name), Ministry of Development. Development Plans are significant policy documents including information about resources of development goals in long term and related regulations to be made in Turkey. Ten different development plans including the years between 1963 and 2018 were prepared. The common basic goal of these plans is: Ensuring a fortunate and prosperous life for Turkish citizens, raising life standards to higher levels. Reaching more prosperous life standards is possible through a long term and systematic development effort. Regions including cities (except metropolis), districts and villages are called rural areas. Efforts for increasing the economic level of people living in rural areas by using and supporting natural resources in these areas are named regional development policies. Regional development policies are firstly determined and shaped in development plans. Economic activities in rural areas are mostly based on natural production resources. Regional development is only possible through efficient use of these local resources. The basic goal is to decrease the difference in the level of economic, social and cultural development between development priority regions and the others. The goal of this study is to present the preparations that should be made and focus on present and future problems. Qualitative design document analysis technique is used in this research; local development policies that are mentioned in ten development plans are analyzed. Findings, results and suggestions are presented at the end of the study.

scholarly journals Status of Knowledge Based Economy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: An Analysis

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 268-277
Author(s):  
Omar Salem Bashehab
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
The Status ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
The Government

This paper highlights on the emerging issues that compelled Saudi Arabia in transforming its economy to a knowledge-based one. It discusses the pillars of a knowledge-based economy i.e. the institutional model; education; research and development (R&D); and information and communication technology (ICT) adopted by the World Bank Institute framework to analyze the status of a knowledge-based economy in Saudi Arabia. The primary objective of this article is to understand the status of the knowledgebased economy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Secondary data was collected for writing the paper. The nine developmental plans of Saudi Arabia (Ministry of Economy and Planning), Ministry of Education reports, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology reports, and Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) reports are some of the important sources of data. The government of Saudi Arabia has laid the foundation for transforming its economy to a knowledge-based one but more is required especially in the field of human resource development and innovation to expedite the easiness of the transforming process.

scholarly journals Nigeria’s development process, methodology and milestones planned for VISION 20:2020 - 13 years after

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-168
Author(s):  
M.O. Abanikannda ◽  
D.A. Adekomi
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
National Development ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Vision 2020 ◽  
National Economic ◽  
The World ◽  
Process Methodology ◽  
The Government

Since after independence in Nigeria in 1960, the country has been fighting for good governance and a capable state in terms of economic and socioeconomic. The Nigeria development programs have been implemented to achieve the objectives. In 2009, the government of Nigeria embarked upon vision 2020, the ambition to position Nigeria to become one of the top 20 economic in the world national development by 2020 by linking the objective of the National Economic and Empowerment Development Strategy(NEEDS) and the seven-point agenda. However, there are certain questions that need to be asked such as; how much the vision 2020 myth is becoming reality; how has Nigeria performed in terms of good governance and a capable state as far as vision 2020 is concerned. Keywords: government of Nigeria, good governance, vision 2020, national development, ambition and capable state

scholarly journals Nigeria’s development process, methodology and milestones planned for VISION 20:2020 - 13 years after

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-181
Author(s):  
O.A. Akinsorotan
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Vision 2020 ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Distant Future ◽  
The World ◽  
Process Methodology ◽  
Nigerian Government

Protection of environment and sustainable natural resources Nigeria is endowed with abundant human and natural resources, hence, her potential of becoming one the world's prosperous economy cannot be overemphasized. Despite the country's vision of becoming one of the world top 20 largest economies, Nigeria is yet to harness and utilized her endowments to transform her economy. Apparently Vision 2020 goals is not achievable in no distant future. This paper reviewed the level at which Nigeria is in the NV20:2020 plan and suggests measures necessary for the realization of the vision. Nigerian Government should recognise poverty eradication and sustainable management of natural resources as important factors that can propel a nation to the realm of wealthy economy. Keywords: Nigeria, sustainable management, poverty eradication, Vision 2020

scholarly journals Change of Rural Development Policy in South Korea after Korean War

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-149
Author(s):  
Lee In-hee
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
National Development ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Korean Government ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Development Plans

The industrial development of South Korea is an exceptional success story. However, there were several side effects of the strong economic growth, such as rapidly increasing city populations and severe socio-economic inequality. The population in the area of the capital currently amounts to half of the national population of South Korea. The Korean government has implemented various regional development policies for a more balanced national development. This paper investigates the series of Five-Year Economic Development Plans from 1962-1997 and the Saemaul Undong movement, who contributed to the record of economic development of South Korea, and discusses the rural development policies recently promoted by the South Korean government to address problems such as the progressive decrease and stagnation of agricultural productivity, the depopulation and aging trends in rural areas, the deterioration of farm household income structure, and import expansion and unstable grain supply by free trade agreement.   Abstract. Perkembangan industri Korea Selatan adalah kisah sukses yang luar biasa. Namun, ada beberapa efek samping dari pertumbuhan ekonomi yang kuat, seperti populasi kota yang meningkat pesat dan ketimpangan sosial ekonomi yang parah. Penduduk di wilayah ibu kota saat ini berjumlah setengah dari penduduk nasional Korea Selatan. Pemerintah Korea telah menerapkan berbagai kebijakan pembangunan daerah untuk pembangunan nasional yang lebih seimbang. Makalah ini menyelidiki serangkaian Rencana Pembangunan Ekonomi Lima Tahun dari 1962-1997 dan gerakan Saemaul Undong, yang berkontribusi pada rekor pembangunan ekonomi Korea Selatan, dan membahas kebijakan pembangunan perdesaan yang baru-baru ini dipromosikan oleh pemerintah Korea Selatan untuk mengatasi masalah-masalah seperti sebagai penurunan progresif dan stagnasi produktivitas pertanian, depopulasi dan tren penuaan di daerah perdesaan, kerusakan struktur pendapatan rumah tangga pertanian, dan ekspansi impor dan pasokan biji-bijian yang tidak stabil oleh perjanjian perdagangan bebas.   Keywords. Saemaul Undong, perencanaan penggunaan lahan, pembangunan perdesaan, pembangunan ekonomi, perubahan populasi.

scholarly journals Economic Upliftment and Social Development through the Development of Digital Astuteness in Rural Areas

10.28945/3491 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoinette Lombard ◽  
Hein Johan Wiese ◽  
Jan Smit
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Active Player ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Economic Partnership ◽  
Ict Infrastructure ◽  
Positive Results

[The final form of this paper was published in the journal Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology.] One of the key attempts towards a collective African vision is the New Economic Partnership for African Development (NEPAD). Barnard and Vonk (2003) report that “53 countries have been urged to implement ICTs in three crucial development arenas: education, health and trade”. While NEPAD and other initiatives have contributed to the provision of ICT infrastructure with positive results as seen in the growth of Internet uses, the disparities in development across Africa are enormous. The challenge to HEIs in Africa, has been summarised by Colle (2005): “central to creating digital resources and academic infrastructure is the question of universities' relevance to the world around them, and especially to the challenge of being an active player – ‘an anchor of a broad-based poverty alleviation strategy’ in an increasingly knowledge-based economy”. It can be inferred from Colle that the activities of HEIs in Africa ought to be geared towards contributing to the realisation of the Millennium development goals. In 2003, the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) adopted a declaration of principles aimed at enabling everyone to create access, utilise and share information and knowledge. In this declaration, member states affirmed their commitment to aggressive investment in ICT for social and economic development (Ngwenyama et al 2006).

Botswana's Novel Approaches for Knowledge-Based Economy Facilitation

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelvin Joseph Bwalya
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
The Public ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
The Government

The Vision 2016, which is a set of strategic plans desired to position Botswana at the completive edge of the socio-economic hierarchy in Africa, is being implemented with concerted efforts from both the private and the public sector, including ordinary citizens. One of the major motivations for drawing this strategy has been the desire to transform Botswana from a resource and industry-based (e.g. agriculture and diamond mining) to knowledge-based economy. This has come from the realisation that in order to compete favourably at a global scale, there is need to put in place efficient knowledge value chains. To this course, several initiatives have been devised and/or implemented by both the government and the public sector. This article surveys the fundamental concepts on which this paradigm shift is hinged and brings out the different issues, initiatives and policies (such as Information and Communications Technology development, nurturing of an appropriate human resource base by way of strategic human resource development plans, investment in intellectual capital, etc.) that have been done so far in Botswana. The article, however, does not claim that it offers a compendium of existing programs towards a knowledgebased economy initiated by Botswana. The article posits that although significant strides have been scored in Botswana’s efforts towards a knowledge-based economy, a lot more needs to be done if it were to compete favourably at an international stage.

scholarly journals The assessment of intellectual capital in Polish regions

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 101-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Urszula Bronisz ◽  
Wim Heijman ◽  
Johan Van Ophem
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Regional Growth ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
Central Attention ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
Main Components ◽  
Multidimensional Concept

In a knowledge-based economy intangible assets are indispensable to achieve competitive advantages. Resources like intellectual capital are perceived as crucial factors especially for regional growth. Intellectual capital is comprehended as a multidimensional concept, defined and explained in many various ways, depending on the context and further application. The purposes of this article is to consider the role and importance of the intellectual capital for regional development and competitiveness and to try to use it for an estimation of regional advance progress. On the basis of literature review the article provides a framework to analyse the intellectual capital and its main components. The central attention of the paper focuses on the evaluation of the intellectual capital in Polish regions and its influence on regional performance. The paper surveys the empirical examination of 16 Polish regions in terms of intellectual capital and simultaneously assesses the level of intellectual capital in rural areas. The article provides the insight into the role and value of the intellectual capital in Polish regions.

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