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Dear Readers, We are faced with interesting times as we try to define our role as individuals and business in the so-called “Knowledge Economy”. But first we must understand how this economy exists in the context of the so-called “Information Age”. We can trace the origins of the information age to the invention of writing, an early technological development that allowed humanity to record its stored knowledge. But it was not until the invention of the printing press in the 15th century by Johan Guttenburg that mass repetition of information for dissemination to a wider society was enabled. |
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Today, almost total information is available as data to
everyone who has access to a library, a bookstore or more recently, the
internet. But how do we access knowledge? And do we understand the
difference? Knowledge is as old as time and resides in all living things. But it is through the ability to express and leverage stored knowledge that humans have learned to aspire and develop. And whereas information sharing seems purely intellectual, knowledge sharing implies an emotional contract. The relationship between teacher and student in its purest form is about the transfer of knowledge, a two-way process of interactive learning. For Murray & Roberts, relationships form a critical element of our culture in both the development of strategy and the performance of work. Through personal interaction in the delivery of common interest, we can overcome the risks associated with separate and often competing agendas in the delivery of sustainable growth and the creation of value. In this environment that we choose to pursue our careers or to earn our living, we determine our destiny through the quality of our relationship with Murray & Roberts. Brian Bruce Group chief executive Murray & Roberts |
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