Sentence examples for the diffusion of knowledge from inspiring English sources

One hurdle on the road to the diffusion of knowledge was the Copyright Term Extension Act, passed in 1998.

Importantly, he notes, the equalising power of the diffusion of knowledge is closely linked to state policy: to investment in infrastructure, education, research, and a regulatory environment conducive to entrepreneurship and competition.

Public policies play an important role in supporting networking and the diffusion of knowledge.

One of the major mechanisms for the diffusion of knowledge is the mobility of people.

The diffusion of knowledge, on the other hand, relies on creating connections between relevant actors, and stimulating knowledge sharing.

It provides a platform for entrepreneurial experimentation, creates an incentive for firm entry, and facilitates the diffusion of knowledge [33].

The Royal Institution, which has always devoted itself to the diffusion of scientific knowledge among the public at large, wants to change this.

He cites a British map of Calcutta, produced in 1842 by the "ominously named" Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.

He discovered geology and botany, purchasing, in 1841, a pamphlet on the structure of plants published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.

During the 1820s he helped to found not only the University of London but also the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, intended to make good books available at low prices to the working class.

The qualities of democracy and approachability have always been part of the Met's stated mission: it was founded upon a belief that "the diffusion of a knowledge of art in its higher forms of beauty would tend directly to humanize, to educate and refine a practical and laborious people," as Joseph C. Choate, a founding trustee, put it in March, 1880, at the institution's formal dedication.