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Indicators for Establishing the Extent of Knowledge in the Republic of Croatia

The term “ knowledge society” has been in the centre of scientific and expert discussions during the last decade. It has clearly become guiding principle towards the development of the welfare society. The focus of this paper is to explore and find the best way to measure knowledge on national level. As a chosen example the analysis of a ten years long period for the Republic of Croatia was made taking global changes into consider. The conclusion of the research is that Croatia has not experienced truly remarkable and significant shifts in the observed period from 1994 to 2004. This research also clearly shows the need to supplement statistical bulletins and publications with contemporary indicators which are in accordance with changes happening inside the global society. The final purpose of the paper was to reveal the clear vision of the future direction towards the competitive knowledge society and requirements about necessary steps to achieve that goal.

knowledge; indicators; Croatia; knowledge society; competitiveness

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