It is known that a new style of economy based on knowledge coming up in
developed and developing countries within new millennium . This doesn't mean that
knowledge wasn’t known or used in economical activities، but the new is the effect
of knowled
ge in economical social life and humanity ، due to total national plans was
put in those countries to fill knowledge gap within last three decades .
This research focuses on national orientations towards knowledge economy through
its indexes in Arab countries, These indexes still shows that Arab countries are
consumers for knowledge commodities، and not producers . This need real
participation in knowledge producing to face social and economical problems which
consider the real challenges of these countries.
The new crisis of Arab countries aria proved that openness on global economy would
expose their economies to global economy crisis, which destroyed economic gains due to
economical openness. Youth, poor and neglected people played main role in thes
e crisis,
demanding for work opportunities and ending unemployment problem.
This research focuses on unemployment in Syria within last decade, and expects
unemployment within next decade. It showed that unemployment reached new high level
in the middle of last decade. Youth people were the most affected in that period. This need
new trend towards knowledge sectors to face new predicted future employment in addition
to unemployment.
Recently, knowledge-based economy became a controversial issue among economists. As many of them consider knowledge to be the only way to maximize competitiveness, others see that knowledge has negative impacts, which would lead to other than that.
This study attempted to show the impact of knowledge on technology and economic and human development in Syria. Pointing out the positives and negatives in a theoretical framework. sometimes, demonstrating and sometimes, depending on the situations of certain other countries.
