Duplicate copy. Graeme Thompson, is Chief Executive Officer of the New Zealand Monetary and Economic Council. He talks about his previous role at the World Bank and whether it has fulfilled the intentions of its architects. Also his current role and the New Zealand economy. Last 7 minutes of this interview only

Graeme Thompson, is Chief Executive Officer of the New Zealand Monetary and Economic Council. He talks about his previous role at the World Bank and whether it has fulfilled the intentions of its architects. Also his current role and the New Zealand economy.

Lincoln Laidlaw, President, New Zealand Manufacturer's Association talks about returning to New Zealand after service in World War II and buying a small business making handbags. He talks about his initial ideals of industrial relations, which were considered radical when he started, as the gross profit of the business every month was shared with his employees, and they had a say in how the business was run. With the downturn of the economy there were no profits but workers had commitments in expectation of this extra money, so demanded higher wages, so the model had to change. He discusses what is successful in NZ manufacturing.

The 1976 expose of the Lockheed bribery scandals (in negotiating the sale of aircraft) also exposed bribes and contributions in other spheres, especially throughout South East Asia. "If a contract is awarded there is some kind of financial reward for somebody". The documentary talks about developing countries, political influence and reward, patronage, poverty and the culture of 'gift giving' in the area. Executives of large companies operating in the region, like ICI and the Hong Kong Bank and other banks, refused to take part in the programme. Speakers; Unidentified Factory Owner, Jakata, Indonesia; Unidentified Bank Executive, Indonesia; Derek Davies, Editor, Far Eastern Economic Review; Harvey Stockwin, Journalist, Far Eastern Economic Review; Dr. Brian Shaw, Lecturer, Political Science, Hong Kong University;

The series on the global crash examines the boom years before the bust. With testimony from many of the key decision makers who shaped our lives over the last two decades, including Gordon Brown, governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King, and an exclusive interview with former chairman of the US Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan, it charts how the financial bubble grew and grew. The programme explains how we changed our attitude to risk, learnt to live with debt and, above all, how governments stepped back from regulating any of it. At the heart of the story is Alan Greenspan, who for 20 years was one of the most powerful people in the world. In October 2008, weeks after the catastrophic collapse of Lehman Brothers, the man whose ideas influenced the world admitted he might have been 'partially' wrong. Series producer, Michael Tuft ; directed by Tim Robinson ; narrator, Alex Jennings.

In the month that followed the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in September 2008, the world stared into the abyss of total financial collapse. The third part of the BBC's definitive series on the crash tells the extraordinary story of how politicians reacted, and asks what has been learnt from the entire calamity. Could it happen again? With unrivalled contributions from the key decision makers including US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Gordon Brown and five other finance ministers, the programme pieces together the details of an extraordinary moment in history, when the world faced its greatest financial crisis. Series producer, Michael Tuft ; directed by Paul Mitchell ; narrator, Alex Jennings.

In September 2008, the collapse of Lehman Brothers tipped the world into recession. A cast of contributors including national leaders, finance ministers and CEOs describe the tense negotiations in New York and London as the investment institution headed towards bankruptcy. Gordon Brown, Tim Geithner and Alistair Darling reveal the dilemmas they faced and the decisions they took. One year on, the programme explains why the collapse of one bank had such disastrous consequences for the world's economy. Series producer, Michael Tuft ; directed by Guy Smith ; narrator, Alex Jennings.

Warren Buffett and members of his inner circle shed some light on what will happen to Berkshire Hathaway when the 78 year old multi-billionaire investor steps down.

San Francisco-based Better World Books looks a bit like a philanthropic mission: The company saves old textbooks from the landfills, selling them cheaply through its online store and buying carbon credits to offset emissions from shipping. However, Better World is a for-profit venture, and earned over $16 million in revenue last year. The company says it has also saved 6,500 tons of books from going to landfills and bought 2,400 tons of carbon offsets.

Rick Steves has been called Europe's most accomplished tourist - he's got a guide book series, a television show, a radio programme, a European bus tour business and even his own line of travel gear. Could Rick Steves be the guy who gets Americans out of their comfort zone and back traveling the world - even in tough economic times? Steves is best-known for his guidebook series and PBS TV show "Europe Through the Back Door." He talks about starting his travel business 30 years ago, the challenges he's faced since then, making one's hobby and name into a brand, and how the economy and global terrorism has affected international tourism. His new book is called "Travel as a Political Act".

Ruth Badger visits a Bradford double-glazing company whose trade is dwindling due to its lazy salesmen and incompetent managing directors. Averaging just three customers a day, the ailing business offers the former Apprentice star her toughest challenge to date.

Ruth Badger puts her reputation on the line as she attempts to turn around some of Britain's struggling businesses. The Apprentice runner-up visits sales teams across the nation, beginning her travels in Brighton at Red 7, a company whose employees are paid to plan stag parties - but spend too much time having fun themselves.

Ruth Badger offers her expertise to struggling estate agent Kilostate in south London. The Apprentice runner-up discovers an all-female workforce whose laid-back attitudes are threatening to close down the business, and hopes her undercover footage of the employees at work will persuade them to improve.

The Brazilian economy is still expanding, but what can we Brits sell them that they haven’t already got? Theo travels to Brazil’s business hub, Sao Paolo, to Bauru – in the heart of sugar cane country – and to the glamorous Rio De Janeiro to chart the fortunes of three British companies with very different aims and ambitions. There’s Sleek Make Up, an East London company specialising in cosmetics for darker-skinned women. Dreamaid, a web site aimed at helping the world’s poorer artists sell their wares to richer customers around the world, using Brazil as the testing ground. A familiar name in the UK, Cadbury were eyeing the Brazilian chocolate market, one of the fastest-growing in the world. (This programme was filmed before Kraft's takeover of Cadbury.) But there are dangers ahead for each of these companies. In the UK Sleek relies on having its own dedicated stands, where you can try on the make up yourself. So how are they going to sell make up in a country where the supermarkets just put it in bubble-wrap and sling it on the shelves, stopping customers from having a test? How does a global giant set about selling its Crème Eggs and Dairy Milk in a country where Kraft and Nestle already control 90% of the market, and the taste in chocolate is very different to that of the British? And how can Dreamaid succeed in the hardest task that faces any internet start-up – to get people to visit your site in the first place? The Brazilians are often characterised as laid-back and easy-going. But is doing business there going to be easy?

Theo travels to Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and the World Heritage Site Ha Long Bay to follow the three companies as they try and succeed in this dynamic new market. There's luxury boat manufacturer Fairline, who want to set up a dealership in Vietnam to sell their eye-wateringly expensive boats. Their potential partners are two British businessmen who arrived in the UK thirty years ago as Vietnamese Boat People. There's Creative Education, with their ambitious plans to run an International School and set up a region-wide teacher training business. Theo also follows Haymarket, who want to find a local partner to publish their magazines 4-4-2 and Autocar in Vietnam.

Theo Paphitis travels to India, to see if three intrepid British companies can succeed in one of the fastest-expanding economies in the world. With cultural ties going back centuries, India and Britain have many things in common. But is doing business one of them? Or are we worlds apart? Theo travels to Mumbai (with its 14 million population), and Central India to see how three very different British companies, with three very different products, try to make their dreams a reality. There’s luxury watch manufacturer Bremont, whose stainless steel watches cost up to six thousand pounds a pop. Regenatec, a company trying to find enough green oil to sell their diesel converter kit in the biggest diesel market in the world. And Marmite, the classic British breakfast spread. Will the Indians love it or hate it? All three companies have got their work cut out. How will Bremont’s very expensive, highly-engineered but very understated stainless steel watches go down in a country which likes its watches to be made of gold? How will Marmite sell a very British product to a country that’s hardly short of strong flavours of its own? And how easy will Regenatec find it to locate large volumes of ethically-produced pure plant oil, so as to take on dirty diesel, in a country whose biofuel industry is still in its infancy? And if they can get past their specific challenges, there are wider difficulties to overcome. With its fiendishly complicated import duties, its very different bargaining culture and its sheer size, doing business in India is going to be anything but straightforward for our British companies. What sort of pitfalls will trip them up when they’re trying to do business in a very different culture?

Millionaire investor James Caan joins Deborah Meaden, Duncan Bannatyne, Theo Paphitis and Peter Jones in the line up in the New season of Dragons' Den. They have the power to make or break the business dreams of entrepreneurs, all in need of cash backing to get their businesses off the ground.

The teams must run a tour bus experience for this week's task, but both Number 8 and Athena struggle with the challenge - and one contestant cracks under pressure.

With the competition down to the final four, the teams are tested on their communication skills by teaching the residents of a retirement village how to use some of the latest modern technology.

The groups are mixed up, leaving some rejected candidates with bruised egos, and the new teams must create a breakfast cereal that will appeal to kids and their health conscious parents.

The top three are grilled in a formal interview, and one of the candidates reveals information that disturbs Serepisos. As they prepare to fly to Wellington for the final, one will be left behind.

Season Finale. Six of the fired candidates return to help with the final task, things turn brutal in the boardroom, and one of the fourteen original candidates will be crowned Serepisos apprentice.

The teams must promote a charity water product, pitching their ideas to rugby legends Richie McCaw and Ali Williams - but one of the candidates is more interested in the celebrity guest than winning.

Selection of papers presented at the Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference 1-3 August 2001, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference begins with an assessment of New Zealand's unique social, and cultural values, and our evolution as a nation. A series of sessions then outline international trends in economic development, technology, culture, capital and labour flows, organisational change, and the potential for New Zealand if it maximises its strengths through a coherent strategy. Comparisons between New Zealand's and other nations' responses to these trends are examined. The importance of making the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge a priority goal is examined as a key element in national transition to a knowledge society. The relationship between economic prosperity and social well-being is also assessed in detail. The opportunities for growth and the problems of the "knowledge divide", including access to learning and information technology, are considered. The conference concludes with sessions that seek consensus on ways forward and on how to gain commitment to further action.

Television commercial introducing New Zealand's new Goods and Services Tax.

Selection of papers presented at the Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference 1-3 August 2001, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference begins with an assessment of New Zealand's unique social, and cultural values, and our evolution as a nation. A series of sessions then outline international trends in economic development, technology, culture, capital and labour flows, organisational change, and the potential for New Zealand if it maximises its strengths through a coherent strategy. Comparisons between New Zealand's and other nations' responses to these trends are examined. The importance of making the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge a priority goal is examined as a key element in national transition to a knowledge society. The relationship between economic prosperity and social well-being is also assessed in detail. The opportunities for growth and the problems of the "knowledge divide", including access to learning and information technology, are considered. The conference concludes with sessions that seek consensus on ways forward and on how to gain commitment to further action.

Selection of papers presented at the Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference 1-3 August 2001, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference begins with an assessment of New Zealand's unique social, and cultural values, and our evolution as a nation. A series of sessions then outline international trends in economic development, technology, culture, capital and labour flows, organisational change, and the potential for New Zealand if it maximises its strengths through a coherent strategy. Comparisons between New Zealand's and other nations' responses to these trends are examined. The importance of making the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge a priority goal is examined as a key element in national transition to a knowledge society. The relationship between economic prosperity and social well-being is also assessed in detail. The opportunities for growth and the problems of the "knowledge divide", including access to learning and information technology, are considered. The conference concludes with sessions that seek consensus on ways forward and on how to gain commitment to further action.

Selection of papers presented at the Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference 1-3 August 2001, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference begins with an assessment of New Zealand's unique social, and cultural values, and our evolution as a nation. A series of sessions then outline international trends in economic development, technology, culture, capital and labour flows, organisational change, and the potential for New Zealand if it maximises its strengths through a coherent strategy. Comparisons between New Zealand's and other nations' responses to these trends are examined. The importance of making the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge a priority goal is examined as a key element in national transition to a knowledge society. The relationship between economic prosperity and social well-being is also assessed in detail. The opportunities for growth and the problems of the "knowledge divide", including access to learning and information technology, are considered. The conference concludes with sessions that seek consensus on ways forward and on how to gain commitment to further action.

Selection of papers presented at the Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference 1-3 August 2001, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference begins with an assessment of New Zealand's unique social, and cultural values, and our evolution as a nation. A series of sessions then outline international trends in economic development, technology, culture, capital and labour flows, organisational change, and the potential for New Zealand if it maximises its strengths through a coherent strategy. Comparisons between New Zealand's and other nations' responses to these trends are examined. The importance of making the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge a priority goal is examined as a key element in national transition to a knowledge society. The relationship between economic prosperity and social well-being is also assessed in detail. The opportunities for growth and the problems of the "knowledge divide", including access to learning and information technology, are considered. The conference concludes with sessions that seek consensus on ways forward and on how to gain commitment to further action.

Selection of papers presented at the Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference 1-3 August 2001, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference begins with an assessment of New Zealand's unique social, and cultural values, and our evolution as a nation. A series of sessions then outline international trends in economic development, technology, culture, capital and labour flows, organisational change, and the potential for New Zealand if it maximises its strengths through a coherent strategy. Comparisons between New Zealand's and other nations' responses to these trends are examined. The importance of making the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge a priority goal is examined as a key element in national transition to a knowledge society. The relationship between economic prosperity and social well-being is also assessed in detail. The opportunities for growth and the problems of the "knowledge divide", including access to learning and information technology, are considered. The conference concludes with sessions that seek consensus on ways forward and on how to gain commitment to further action.

Selection of papers presented at the Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference 1-3 August 2001, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference begins with an assessment of New Zealand's unique social, and cultural values, and our evolution as a nation. A series of sessions then outline international trends in economic development, technology, culture, capital and labour flows, organisational change, and the potential for New Zealand if it maximises its strengths through a coherent strategy. Comparisons between New Zealand's and other nations' responses to these trends are examined. The importance of making the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge a priority goal is examined as a key element in national transition to a knowledge society. The relationship between economic prosperity and social well-being is also assessed in detail. The opportunities for growth and the problems of the "knowledge divide", including access to learning and information technology, are considered. The conference concludes with sessions that seek consensus on ways forward and on how to gain commitment to further action.

Selection of papers presented at the Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference 1-3 August 2001, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference begins with an assessment of New Zealand's unique social, and cultural values, and our evolution as a nation. A series of sessions then outline international trends in economic development, technology, culture, capital and labour flows, organisational change, and the potential for New Zealand if it maximises its strengths through a coherent strategy. Comparisons between New Zealand's and other nations' responses to these trends are examined. The importance of making the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge a priority goal is examined as a key element in national transition to a knowledge society. The relationship between economic prosperity and social well-being is also assessed in detail. The opportunities for growth and the problems of the "knowledge divide", including access to learning and information technology, are considered. The conference concludes with sessions that seek consensus on ways forward and on how to gain commitment to further action.

Selection of papers presented at the Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference 1-3 August 2001, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference begins with an assessment of New Zealand's unique social, and cultural values, and our evolution as a nation. A series of sessions then outline international trends in economic development, technology, culture, capital and labour flows, organisational change, and the potential for New Zealand if it maximises its strengths through a coherent strategy. Comparisons between New Zealand's and other nations' responses to these trends are examined. The importance of making the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge a priority goal is examined as a key element in national transition to a knowledge society. The relationship between economic prosperity and social well-being is also assessed in detail. The opportunities for growth and the problems of the "knowledge divide", including access to learning and information technology, are considered. The conference concludes with sessions that seek consensus on ways forward and on how to gain commitment to further action.

Selection of papers presented at the Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference 1-3 August 2001, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference begins with an assessment of New Zealand's unique social, and cultural values, and our evolution as a nation. A series of sessions then outline international trends in economic development, technology, culture, capital and labour flows, organisational change, and the potential for New Zealand if it maximises its strengths through a coherent strategy. Comparisons between New Zealand's and other nations' responses to these trends are examined. The importance of making the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge a priority goal is examined as a key element in national transition to a knowledge society. The relationship between economic prosperity and social well-being is also assessed in detail. The opportunities for growth and the problems of the "knowledge divide", including access to learning and information technology, are considered. The conference concludes with sessions that seek consensus on ways forward and on how to gain commitment to further action.

Selection of papers presented at the Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference 1-3 August 2001, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference begins with an assessment of New Zealand's unique social, and cultural values, and our evolution as a nation. A series of sessions then outline international trends in economic development, technology, culture, capital and labour flows, organisational change, and the potential for New Zealand if it maximises its strengths through a coherent strategy. Comparisons between New Zealand's and other nations' responses to these trends are examined. The importance of making the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge a priority goal is examined as a key element in national transition to a knowledge society. The relationship between economic prosperity and social well-being is also assessed in detail. The opportunities for growth and the problems of the "knowledge divide", including access to learning and information technology, are considered. The conference concludes with sessions that seek consensus on ways forward and on how to gain commitment to further action.

Selection of papers presented at the Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference 1-3 August 2001, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference begins with an assessment of New Zealand's unique social, and cultural values, and our evolution as a nation. A series of sessions then outline international trends in economic development, technology, culture, capital and labour flows, organisational change, and the potential for New Zealand if it maximises its strengths through a coherent strategy. Comparisons between New Zealand's and other nations' responses to these trends are examined. The importance of making the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge a priority goal is examined as a key element in national transition to a knowledge society. The relationship between economic prosperity and social well-being is also assessed in detail. The opportunities for growth and the problems of the "knowledge divide", including access to learning and information technology, are considered. The conference concludes with sessions that seek consensus on ways forward and on how to gain commitment to further action.

Selection of papers presented at the Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference 1-3 August 2001, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference begins with an assessment of New Zealand's unique social, and cultural values, and our evolution as a nation. A series of sessions then outline international trends in economic development, technology, culture, capital and labour flows, organisational change, and the potential for New Zealand if it maximises its strengths through a coherent strategy. Comparisons between New Zealand's and other nations' responses to these trends are examined. The importance of making the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge a priority goal is examined as a key element in national transition to a knowledge society. The relationship between economic prosperity and social well-being is also assessed in detail. The opportunities for growth and the problems of the "knowledge divide", including access to learning and information technology, are considered. The conference concludes with sessions that seek consensus on ways forward and on how to gain commitment to further action.

Selection of papers presented at the Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference 1-3 August 2001, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference begins with an assessment of New Zealand's unique social, and cultural values, and our evolution as a nation. A series of sessions then outline international trends in economic development, technology, culture, capital and labour flows, organisational change, and the potential for New Zealand if it maximises its strengths through a coherent strategy. Comparisons between New Zealand's and other nations' responses to these trends are examined. The importance of making the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge a priority goal is examined as a key element in national transition to a knowledge society. The relationship between economic prosperity and social well-being is also assessed in detail. The opportunities for growth and the problems of the "knowledge divide", including access to learning and information technology, are considered. The conference concludes with sessions that seek consensus on ways forward and on how to gain commitment to further action.

Selection of papers presented at the Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference 1-3 August 2001, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference begins with an assessment of New Zealand's unique social, and cultural values, and our evolution as a nation. A series of sessions then outline international trends in economic development, technology, culture, capital and labour flows, organisational change, and the potential for New Zealand if it maximises its strengths through a coherent strategy. Comparisons between New Zealand's and other nations' responses to these trends are examined. The importance of making the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge a priority goal is examined as a key element in national transition to a knowledge society. The relationship between economic prosperity and social well-being is also assessed in detail. The opportunities for growth and the problems of the "knowledge divide", including access to learning and information technology, are considered. The conference concludes with sessions that seek consensus on ways forward and on how to gain commitment to further action.

Selection of papers presented at the Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference 1-3 August 2001, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference begins with an assessment of New Zealand's unique social, and cultural values, and our evolution as a nation. A series of sessions then outline international trends in economic development, technology, culture, capital and labour flows, organisational change, and the potential for New Zealand if it maximises its strengths through a coherent strategy. Comparisons between New Zealand's and other nations' responses to these trends are examined. The importance of making the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge a priority goal is examined as a key element in national transition to a knowledge society. The relationship between economic prosperity and social well-being is also assessed in detail. The opportunities for growth and the problems of the "knowledge divide", including access to learning and information technology, are considered. The conference concludes with sessions that seek consensus on ways forward and on how to gain commitment to further action.

1. Discovering Science. -- 2. They did it their way. -- 3. Intellectual Capital, the new wealth of Nations. -- 4. Design Principles and Practice. -- 5. English, English everywhere. -- 6. School Writing/Real World' -- 7. The irresistible spread of the computer game. -- 8. Fisher & Paykel Innovative technology. -- 9. Learning Media Ltd and the School Journal. -- 10. Computer modelling at the Bio-Engineering Institute at the University of Auckland. including the Facemail animation. -- 11. Panel discussion on the Knowledge Wave.

Selection of papers presented at the Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference 1-3 August 2001, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference begins with an assessment of New Zealand's unique social, and cultural values, and our evolution as a nation. A series of sessions then outline international trends in economic development, technology, culture, capital and labour flows, organisational change, and the potential for New Zealand if it maximises its strengths through a coherent strategy. Comparisons between New Zealand's and other nations' responses to these trends are examined. The importance of making the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge a priority goal is examined as a key element in national transition to a knowledge society. The relationship between economic prosperity and social well-being is also assessed in detail. The opportunities for growth and the problems of the "knowledge divide", including access to learning and information technology, are considered. The conference concludes with sessions that seek consensus on ways forward and on how to gain commitment to further action.

Selection of papers presented at the Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference 1-3 August 2001, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference begins with an assessment of New Zealand's unique social, and cultural values, and our evolution as a nation. A series of sessions then outline international trends in economic development, technology, culture, capital and labour flows, organisational change, and the potential for New Zealand if it maximises its strengths through a coherent strategy. Comparisons between New Zealand's and other nations' responses to these trends are examined. The importance of making the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge a priority goal is examined as a key element in national transition to a knowledge society. The relationship between economic prosperity and social well-being is also assessed in detail. The opportunities for growth and the problems of the "knowledge divide", including access to learning and information technology, are considered. The conference concludes with sessions that seek consensus on ways forward and on how to gain commitment to further action.

Selection of papers presented at the Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference 1-3 August 2001, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference begins with an assessment of New Zealand's unique social, and cultural values, and our evolution as a nation. A series of sessions then outline international trends in economic development, technology, culture, capital and labour flows, organisational change, and the potential for New Zealand if it maximises its strengths through a coherent strategy. Comparisons between New Zealand's and other nations' responses to these trends are examined. The importance of making the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge a priority goal is examined as a key element in national transition to a knowledge society. The relationship between economic prosperity and social well-being is also assessed in detail. The opportunities for growth and the problems of the "knowledge divide", including access to learning and information technology, are considered. The conference concludes with sessions that seek consensus on ways forward and on how to gain commitment to further action.

Selection of papers presented at the Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference 1-3 August 2001, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference begins with an assessment of New Zealand's unique social, and cultural values, and our evolution as a nation. A series of sessions then outline international trends in economic development, technology, culture, capital and labour flows, organisational change, and the potential for New Zealand if it maximises its strengths through a coherent strategy. Comparisons between New Zealand's and other nations' responses to these trends are examined. The importance of making the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge a priority goal is examined as a key element in national transition to a knowledge society. The relationship between economic prosperity and social well-being is also assessed in detail. The opportunities for growth and the problems of the "knowledge divide", including access to learning and information technology, are considered. The conference concludes with sessions that seek consensus on ways forward and on how to gain commitment to further action.

Selection of papers presented at the Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference 1-3 August 2001, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference begins with an assessment of New Zealand's unique social, and cultural values, and our evolution as a nation. A series of sessions then outline international trends in economic development, technology, culture, capital and labour flows, organisational change, and the potential for New Zealand if it maximises its strengths through a coherent strategy. Comparisons between New Zealand's and other nations' responses to these trends are examined. The importance of making the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge a priority goal is examined as a key element in national transition to a knowledge society. The relationship between economic prosperity and social well-being is also assessed in detail. The opportunities for growth and the problems of the "knowledge divide", including access to learning and information technology, are considered. The conference concludes with sessions that seek consensus on ways forward and on how to gain commitment to further action.

Selection of papers presented at the Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference 1-3 August 2001, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference begins with an assessment of New Zealand's unique social, and cultural values, and our evolution as a nation. A series of sessions then outline international trends in economic development, technology, culture, capital and labour flows, organisational change, and the potential for New Zealand if it maximises its strengths through a coherent strategy. Comparisons between New Zealand's and other nations' responses to these trends are examined. The importance of making the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge a priority goal is examined as a key element in national transition to a knowledge society. The relationship between economic prosperity and social well-being is also assessed in detail. The opportunities for growth and the problems of the "knowledge divide", including access to learning and information technology, are considered. The conference concludes with sessions that seek consensus on ways forward and on how to gain commitment to further action.

Selection of papers presented at the Catching the Knowledge Wave Conference 1-3 August 2001, Auckland, New Zealand. The conference begins with an assessment of New Zealand's unique social, and cultural values, and our evolution as a nation. A series of sessions then outline international trends in economic development, technology, culture, capital and labour flows, organisational change, and the potential for New Zealand if it maximises its strengths through a coherent strategy. Comparisons between New Zealand's and other nations' responses to these trends are examined. The importance of making the creation, dissemination, and use of knowledge a priority goal is examined as a key element in national transition to a knowledge society. The relationship between economic prosperity and social well-being is also assessed in detail. The opportunities for growth and the problems of the "knowledge divide", including access to learning and information technology, are considered. The conference concludes with sessions that seek consensus on ways forward and on how to gain commitment to further action.