Vasco Eiriz

MEDIR O CONHECIMENTO. A consultora aqui referida no dia de hoje também avalia o que chama World Knowledge Competitiveness Index. Recorre às seguintes variáveis:

Human Capital Components
Economic Activity Rate
Number of Managers per 1,000 inhabitants
Employment in IT and Computer Manufacturing per 1,000 inhabitants
Employment in Biotechnology and Chemicals per 1,000 inhabitants
Employment in Automotive and Mechanical Engineering per 1,000 inhabitants
Employment in Instrumentation and Electrical Machinery per 1,000 inhabitants
Employment in High-Tech Services per 1,000 inhabitants

Knowledge Capital Components
Per Capita Expenditures on R&D performed by Government
Per Capita Expenditures on R&D performed by Business
Number of Patents Registered per one million inhabitants

Regional Economy Outputs
Labour Productivity
Mean Gross Monthly Earnings
Unemployment Rates

Knowledge Sustainability
Per Capita Public Expenditures on Primary and Secondary Education
Per Capita Public Expenditures on Higher Education
Secure Servers per one million inhabitants
Internet Hosts per 1,000 inhabitants