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Posted by: John Novak
Smart Jobs: The New American Dream
Plato said, "necessity, who is the mother of invention." In the economic recovery which we currently find ourselves, we do not need the next big thing to make a quick buck. The economic recovery needs to provide the innovation necessary to sustain growth into the next age of humanity. Information is no longer sufficent. The economy needs knowledge, which is a refined form of information. Wired magazine takes a look at the "Smart Jobs" that are already seeing considerable growth in the new areas of innovation. What will higher educations contribution be to the new American economy?