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Transitioning Towards a Knowledge Society

Qatar as a Case Study

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Authors:
  1. Julia Gremm

    1. Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

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  2. Julia Barth

    1. Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

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  3. Kaja J. Fietkiewicz

    1. Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

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  4. Wolfgang G. Stock

    1. Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

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  • This is the first book to cover an understanding of an Arab oil state’s way into becoming a knowledge society

  • Discusses Qatar as a paradigm for other states encountering this knowledge society shift

  • Concisely analyzes programs to configure knowledge society and – in contrast to the programs – the reality of the way into knowledge society

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Context

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Informational Cities in the GCC States

      • Julia Gremm, Julia Barth, Kaja J. Fietkiewicz, Wolfgang G. Stock
      Pages 3-36

    3. Qatar in a Nutshell

      • Julia Gremm, Julia Barth, Kaja J. Fietkiewicz, Wolfgang G. Stock
      Pages 37-65

  3. Concept

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
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    2. Knowledge Economy and Knowledge-Based Development

      • Julia Gremm, Julia Barth, Kaja J. Fietkiewicz, Wolfgang G. Stock
      Pages 69-74

    3. Methods

      • Julia Gremm, Julia Barth, Kaja J. Fietkiewicz, Wolfgang G. Stock
      Pages 75-98

  4. Connection

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-99
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    2. Diversification of Knowledge-Based Industries and Foreign Investment

      • Julia Gremm, Julia Barth, Kaja J. Fietkiewicz, Wolfgang G. Stock
      Pages 101-115

    3. Creativity and the Knowledge Society

      • Julia Gremm, Julia Barth, Kaja J. Fietkiewicz, Wolfgang G. Stock
      Pages 117-130

    4. E-Government

      • Julia Gremm, Julia Barth, Kaja J. Fietkiewicz, Wolfgang G. Stock
      Pages 131-158

    5. Knowledge-Based Development

      • Julia Gremm, Julia Barth, Kaja J. Fietkiewicz, Wolfgang G. Stock
      Pages 159-166

    6. Universities and Other Institutions of Higher Education

      • Julia Gremm, Julia Barth, Kaja J. Fietkiewicz, Wolfgang G. Stock
      Pages 167-181

    7. Students and Graduates

      • Julia Gremm, Julia Barth, Kaja J. Fietkiewicz, Wolfgang G. Stock
      Pages 183-192

    8. Transition of Graduates into the Labor Market

      • Julia Gremm, Julia Barth, Kaja J. Fietkiewicz, Wolfgang G. Stock
      Pages 193-202

    9. Libraries, Science Parks and Research Funding

      • Julia Gremm, Julia Barth, Kaja J. Fietkiewicz, Wolfgang G. Stock
      Pages 203-215

  5. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 217-217
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    2. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats of Qatar’s Way into the Knowledge Society

      • Julia Gremm, Julia Barth, Kaja J. Fietkiewicz, Wolfgang G. Stock
      Pages 219-232

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 233-244
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About this book

The book offers a critical evaluation of Qatar’s path from oil- and gas-based industries to a knowledge-based economy. This book gives basic information about the region and the country, including the geographic and demographic data, the culture, the politics and the economy, the health care conditions and the education system. It introduces the concepts of knowledge society and knowledge-based development and adds factual details about Qatar by interpreting indicators of the development status. Subsequently, the research methods that underlie the study are described, which offers information on the eGovernment study analyzing the government-citizen relationship, higher education institutions and systems, its students and the students’ way into the labor market. This book has an audience with economists, sociologists, political scientists, geographers, information scientists and other researchers on the knowledge society, but also all researchers and practitioners interested in the Arab Oil States and their future.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Julia Gremm, Julia Barth, Kaja J. Fietkiewicz, Wolfgang G. Stock

About the authors

Wolfgang G. Stock is full professor and head of the Information Science Dept. of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany. His research areas include studies on smart cities, social network services and information behavior. He is author of about 300 articles and books, thereof about 30 are on prototypical cities of the emerging knowledge society.

Kaja J. Fietkiewicz is research associate at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. She is working on Social Media and on Smart Cities, especially in Japan.

Julia Barth and Julia Gremm have been assistant lecturers for Smart City Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. They conducted field researches on cities in the Gulf Region (especially, in Kuwait, Qatar, U.A.E. and Oman) and published articles on the “Arabian Way” into knowledge society.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Transitioning Towards a Knowledge Society

  • Book Subtitle: Qatar as a Case Study

  • Authors: Julia Gremm, Julia Barth, Kaja J. Fietkiewicz, Wolfgang G. Stock

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71195-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-71194-2Published: 21 December 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-89048-7Published: 04 September 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-71195-9Published: 05 December 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 244

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 74 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Human Geography, Economic Geography, Middle Eastern Politics, World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions)

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