Knowledge has been widely recognised by economists as the most important factor of production in a “new economy”. The production and utilisation of knowledge is therefore essential for development. Some countries, Malaysia among others, have embarked on an ambitious plan to use knowledge as a base for economic development, by-passing earlier stages of industrialisation. Some commentators have, ...

Expertise in ICT is scattered across globally. Mobility of the researchers, the effective way of imparting knowledge from people with expertise in a specialised branch of area has not yet been fully studied. The gender imbalance in ICT education has been reduced in the recent past; however in the higher level such as R & D, inequality exists considerably. The dependence of women on men hinders ...