Analysis of the Role of the Knowledge Economy in the Context of Iraq's Fragile State Indicators
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https://doi.org/10.54066/ijmre-itb.v3i1.2900Keywords:
fragile state indicators, ICT indicators, knowledge economyAbstract
Continuing developments in the human world have become mobilized towards a knowledge economy So the knowledge economy has become the key to the development of societies and civilizations, the research aims to highlight selected indicators of Iraq's knowledge economy and link them to fragile state indicators s knowledge economy ", in an attempt to identify the most important challenges facing the growing knowledge economy in Iraq, The problem with research is that Iraq is experiencing a significant weakness in the knowledge economy, which has helped to exacerbate this problem is the fragility of the State. The research assumes that the decline in knowledge economics stems from the surrounding environment. If it is fragile, knowledge economics will not stabilize. The research found the validity of its hypothesis, as the indicators of the knowledge economy were weak under the sovereignty of the fragile State. The research recommended addressing the State's fragile greetings through respect for the law and the development of communications infrastructure and information technology data throughout Iraq's governorates.
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