The Knowledge Society and the Open Research and Open Knowledge Society

The knowledge society is often treated as a utopia, where optimistic considerations for the role of new technologies envision unrealistic value-adding services for citizens, and knowledge is purported to create dramatic economic advances. In the last years, several scientific disciplines have initiated debates on the characteristics of the knowledge society and the required consultations towards the establishment of “managing bodies”, the crafting of strategies and policies as well as the specification of action programs.

Given the significance of the knowledge society as a new context of our era, four significant objectives formulate the justification of ORS:

• The need to provide a sustainable worldwide knowledge society vision based on collaboration, knowledge and learning for all and especially for people in need.
• The need to investigate the “soft” and “hard” aspects of the knowledge society, with the aim of providing organizational and cultural frameworks as well as infrastructures enabled by the evolution of information technologies.
• The need to anchor government policies in scientific evidence concerning the characteristics of the emerging knowledge intensive economy and social environment.
• The need to investigate the key priorities of the knowledge society in terms of critical aspects of human life (e.g. health, education, culture, science, business etc)..

The Open Research and Open Knowledge Society (ORS Acronym) is a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) based on Athens Greece and is operating all over the world. It is not depending on any government, political party, political or religious organization or entities representing financial interests.

Based on volunteer offer ORS is initiating a number fo world wide initiatives. We are inviting you to be member of this exciting and high promising, social oriented NGO.

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