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knowledge economy

British

noun

an economy in which information services are dominant as an area of growth

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"The internet will gradually return to normal operations this week," Hossein Afshin, Iran's vice president for science, technology and the knowledge economy, said Monday on state television.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

When ChatGPT was released, about a year ago, public focus shifted to the knowledge economy jobs that artificial intelligence could transform, from law to copy writing.

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2023

That may seem to fit the common narrative that young families and knowledge economy professionals in major metro areas are fleeing California.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2023

Crawford, 57, floats between the trades and the knowledge economy.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2023

First, a national crusade for education standards—not federal government standards, but national standards, representing what all our students must know to succeed in the knowledge economy of the 21st century.

From State of the Union Address by Clinton, William Jefferson

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