THE TECHNOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL VECTORS
               OF THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY


                   Associate Professor PhD Cornel Nicolae Jucan,
                     University „Lucian Blaga” Sibiu, Romania


        Abstract: Since the emergence of human beings appeared as conscious and
rational beings, the majority of human actions – including those of economic nature –
have been based on knowledge. This interdependence between human actions and
knowledge has reflected the stage of human evolution and of the acquired knowledge.
What distinguishes the new type of economy from the previous types is the outline and
manifestation of knowledge as product, resource, vector and capital, in quasi-decisive
proportions, in the functionality and overall performance of the economic and civil
society. We hope that the presented elements will highlight new and convincing
arguments, which seek to contribute to the speed-up of the construction of the knowledge-
based economy in our country.

       Keywords: knowledge, human actions, knowledge-based economy

       JEL codes: D83, O30, O31