Towards a knowledge economy

This paper provides a preliminary formulation of a new currency based on knowledge. Through a literature review of alternative currencies, various properties and benefits are selected that we hope will enable such a currency to be created. Nowadays not only money but also knowledge is necessary to do business. For instance, knowledge about markets and consumers is highly valuable but difficult to achieve, and even more difficult to store, transport or trade. The basic premise of this proposal is a knowledge measurement pattern that is formulated as a new alternative social currency. Therefore, it is an additional means of contributing to the worldwide evolution of a knowledge society. It is intended as a currency to facilitate the conservation and storage of knowledge, and its organization and categorization, but mainly its exploitation and transference

Coffee and tea: viatge d'estudis de segon d'Educació Social a Holanda

Els estudiants de segon d'Educació Social vàrem anar a Eindhoven (Holanda) la setmana del 5 al 8 de febrer de 2008 amb dos objectius: veure com és la realitat dels centres educatius en aquest país i gaudir de les estones lliures del viatge tots plegats. Hem fet aquest article per poder-vos explicar la nostra experiència durant aquests dies i compartir com és la feina dels educadors en aquest país i el funcionament dels centres en els quals treballen, sense oblidar-nos de la vesant més lúdica