While many of us know the meaning for both words ‘Knowledge’ & ‘Society’individually, it may also seem a little perplexing when the two are coined together to form a term. Well, let us look at the words individually and guess the relevance in our lives. Knowledge engulfs in it anything that we know of, from places, to people, to things: Skills, experiences and everything that we have acquired and learnt over time is knowledge.
From the stone- age, man has forged ahead nurturing and upgrading knowledge, and we live in a society shaped by knowledge. One key element that drives an individual or a society into progressive times and eras is that of capability which develops because of knowledge. While acquiring knowledge in any form, shape or size has become an individual’s primary goal, it becomes the absolute responsibility of the society to harness this knowledge for productive and progressive outcomes, which simply leads to the wholesome development of the human race and hence the word ‘Knowledge Society’
Well, how is the society trying to harness this knowledge?
Every move and innovation in the society that has resulted in the creating, sharing and preserving of knowledge is an effort in the direction of harnessing knowledge. From the time the first book was written to this day of literally ‘googling’ for every piece of information, knowledge was used to spread knowledge. This continuous spreading spiraled and brought the human race galloping into an era that is heavily dependent on access to knowledge, and ways for the successful application of this knowledge.
Thus, we live in a knowledge-based society, which encourages us to acquire, share and apply knowledge in every way. However, it is necessary to utilize this pervasive pushing in the right directions equally, and at all levels. While our schooling and higher education system have been rigorous and rudimentary, we need facilitators who can mentor young minds and give them that necessary first hand information and knowledge on how their acquired knowledge in school and college can be applied.
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