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Thread ID: 54610	2005-02-17 07:51:00	What Will It Take For New Zealand to Become a Knowledge Superpower?	vinref (6194)	PC World Chat

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325877	2005-02-17 07:51:00	New Scientist is running a series of artcles about India, and its rise to be the next knowledge superpower. An op-ed is here (www.newscientist.com), and an interview with an Infosys spokesman is here (www.newscientist.com). There are many more examples than I will bother to link, of large, well-known multinational companies contracting out work to Indian firms, in everything from customer services to R&D. Clearly, these are not short-term activities and India will benefit greatly. But I wonder, what will it take for New Zealand to become a knowledge superpower? New Zealanders arguably have much better English communciations than Indians, and socially and culturally are much closer to other Western countries than Indians are. The New Zealand infrastructure is much better too. However, New Zealand does not have as low a cost of highly skilled labour, but this cannot be the only unfavourable factor. If it is a major factor, why don't New Zealanders do anything about it?	vinref (6194)
325878	2005-02-17 07:56:00	:rolleyes: . . . . . . New Zealanders arguably have much better English communciations than Indians :rolleyes: I haven't seen many signs of that on PressF1 !!!! :thumbs: Now awaits blasts from those who will take that personally :D	Terry Porritt (14)
325879	2005-02-17 08:11:00	Seriously, there is no reason why we shouldn't become a powerhouse of knowledge. Just need to get NZQA sorted out, and a decent education minister. :stare:	Terry Porritt (14)
325880	2005-02-17 08:13:00	:rolleyes: . . . . . . New Zealanders arguably have much better English communciations than Indians :rolleyes: I haven't seen many signs of that on PressF1 !!!! :thumbs: :lol: :lol: So true .	E|im (87)
325881	2005-02-17 08:30:00	It can be summed up with several 2 word clichés "work ethic" (we are losing this fast) "Easy benefits" (wonder how much the DPB & dole is worth pw in India) "Political Correctness" (far too much of it) "3 R's" (our education system is a complete & utter shambles) "Immigration policies" (unfortunately we damn near need an open immigration policy for the money it generates) No one has to struggle in NZ, it's all laid on. If you can't be bothered looking after yourself & your family others will do it for you There is no survival of the fittest anymore (a basic law of nature) It's way past time Nz'ers took a long hard look at themselves and planned for the future as many other countries are doing If we keep going the way we are we will soon become one of the "developing nations", certainly not a powerhouse of knowledge. We need a major attitude change if we are to keep pace with the rest of the world	bartsdadhomer (80)
325882	2005-02-17 08:42:00	I would agree with most of that, If you cant be bothered then you get to live off everyone elses efforts, If you can be bothered then your prospects and lifestyle are much better off overseas. Remove the welfare state i reckon,and increase the health care.Mix in some tax cuts and.....	Metla (12)
325883	2005-02-17 12:15:00	...education, healthcare, and other subsidised services will get worse?	agent (30)
325884	2005-02-17 17:01:00	Before we can become anything we need a decent education system. We are going backwards at an ever increasing rate. I notice that half of those who applied to become teachers failed to be accepted into training school because they couldn't read or spell properly. Before we can become anything we need to learn the three "R's". Jack	JJJJJ (528)
325885	2005-02-17 19:07:00	What will it take for New Zealand to become a knowledge superpower? edumacation! [/quote Baldrick] :D	andrew93 (249)
325886	2005-02-17 19:46:00	As much as we wish it, education itself isn't the final answer. What's more important is the application of education, and the motivation to stay in New Zealand to use it. Sure that's a pretty much all-encompassing statement. But I think of eg how well regarded Auckland university is in international circles, and how many of our graduates migrate. We do so much better at farming. Not only dairy products but also farming our educational facilities to foreigners, who come here to learn on the cheap, then bugger off to their home countries.	Greg (193)
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