Knowledge Piecework.(Industry Trend or Event)

From: ENT | Date: May 24, 2000| Author: Anderson, Eric Binary | Copyright information

Knowledge workers occupy a unique place in the world of information systems, and are dedicated to the production of new information and the transformation and manipulation of existing information. Many tasks currently performed by knowledge workers, however, are nearly matched by software developments. Language translation, for example, can be done automatically, although print quality translation still requires an expert knowledge worker's input. The knowledge piecework brokerage is filling ...

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