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23.01.2018

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE OF THE MULTIPOLAR WORLD

   

Gagik Harutyunyan, Executive Director, "Noravank" Foundation, Ph.D.
Ara Marjanyan, "Noravank" Foundation, Senior Analyst, UNDP National Energy Expert, Ph.D.


   To interpret the complex processes occurring in the global multipolar world, analysts often make references to the statements and decisions made by leaders of superpowers, and attempt to uncover the obvious or not so obvious intentions of global actors, with consideration of their civilizational peculiarities. Currently, there is a certain focus on information issues, although it seems the original meaning of this term is often forgotten (in Latin: informare – to shape, teach, think, imagine) and much attention is paid to activities of hackers, bloggers, as well as the “likes” and “fakes” in social media. At the same time what appears to be often ignored, is that patterns of modern developments significantly depend on the level of awareness (in terms of knowledge) of both the decision-making persons/organizations and those who present such information. Moreover, the quality and volume of knowledge resources determine the place and role of one or another country or community in the modern world order. To substantiate this approach, this article examines the connection between the scientific/technological potential of various communities and their geo-economic characteristics.

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