Helping to meet the challenges of the 21st century demands technological advancement – and an optimal use of existing knowledge.
The conferences take stock of existing knowledge and help to expand it through the policy analyses that they trigger.
Dominik, however, expected audiences to bring too much with them in the way of existing knowledge of the man and his background.
Even if the flow of invention slows, there remains a deep pool of existing knowledge for developing economies to drink from.
Dr. Stoller estimates that the "half-life of existing knowledge" in medicine is probably down to four to eight years on most topics.
Mr. Gates cited research showing Microsoft patents are cited as "prior art," or examples of existing knowledge, in other patent filings somewhat more often than the patents of other technology companies, including Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Apple and I.B.M.
"We pursue understanding beyond the limitations of existing knowledge, ideology and disciplinary structure," the mission statement of Cornell University says, and five of its former students seem to have absorbed that methodology, in a fun-house-mirror sort of way.
These results are discussed in light of existing knowledge.
Utility demonstration - The utility of the taxonomy should be demonstrated through the classification of existing knowledge.
How big a role do unconventional combinations of existing knowledge play in the impact of a scientific paper?
Medical schools emphasize the acquisition and application of existing knowledge; graduate schools emphasize the discovery of new knowledge.
