Better Literacy Needed to Survive Age of Information Bombardment
/EINPresswire.com/ (Ancaster, Ontario)—Many experts believe that in order for us to survive the Age of Information Bombardment, we must improve our abilities to read and write. Unfortunately many in the U.S. still have significant handicaps in this area.
"Literacy is the foundation of information management," says Dr. Nick Bontis, author of "Information Bombardment: Rising above the Digital Onslaught." "This is a core necessity for leading nations in the knowledge era. If you look at nations with the highest Internet penetration, they consistently have the highest literacy rates."
In his book, Dr. Bontis covers many areas regarding information management as well as problems associated with information bombardment. Issues regarding literacy and multilingualism are covered along with many other visionary insights.
Reports indicate the United States has a literacy rate of 99 percent, but these figures can be misleading. According to more formal assessments of literacy, up to 30 million adults have below basic abilities in reading and writing.
The National Center for Educational Statistics shows that 14 percent of all adults in the United States have below basic levels of literacy as of 2003. And while this may have changed since that time, the prior assessment in 1992 demonstrated the same degree of illiteracy among adult Americans.
"Scandinavian countries are on the cutting edge of information management," says Dr. Bontis. "And they have consistently enjoyed literacy rates of 100 percent. Likewise nations reporting literacy rates above 98 percent have high degrees of Internet penetration. What do you think will happen when nations like China and India approach similar literacy rates? A global knowledge power will occur."
Dr. Bontis believes information management can be improved with increased literacy due to several reasons. These include:
* Enhanced reading abilities foster more efficient information processing
* Advanced writing skills facilitate better information transfer
* Beneficial cultural changes regarding education occur with increasing levels of literacy
* Rates of multilinguism increase as literacy rates increase
* Information access improves due to higher Internet penetration rates in literate societies
"The leaders of the information age will be those with the greatest literacy abilities," says Bontis. "Being able to access information, process information and transfer information efficiently is crucial today. After all, knowledge is power."
About the Author:
Dr. Nick Bontis was named a 2010 Top 5 speaker world-wide for management and one of the world's top management gurus of 2010, along with such luminaries as Jack Welch, Tom Peters, Michael Porter, and Jim Collins. He is an internationally sought-after management consultant and keynote speaker, hand-picked by the United Nations, the US Navy, Microsoft, IBM, Accenture, KPMG, Century 21, and others to help navigate the knowledge era. He is a popular TV and radio personality, a leading academic researcher and an award-winning, tenured professor of strategic management at McMaster University. As one of the world's most cited authors in the fields of intellectual capital and knowledge management, he has amassed over a dozen prestigious teaching and research awards. He was recently recognized as a 3M National Teaching Fellow, an exclusive honor bestowed upon the top professors in the nation.
For more information, contact Dr. Bontis at nick@bontis.com or visit www.InformationBombardment.com.
"Information Bombardment" is available on Amazon.com.
"Literacy is the foundation of information management," says Dr. Nick Bontis, author of "Information Bombardment: Rising above the Digital Onslaught." "This is a core necessity for leading nations in the knowledge era. If you look at nations with the highest Internet penetration, they consistently have the highest literacy rates."
In his book, Dr. Bontis covers many areas regarding information management as well as problems associated with information bombardment. Issues regarding literacy and multilingualism are covered along with many other visionary insights.
Reports indicate the United States has a literacy rate of 99 percent, but these figures can be misleading. According to more formal assessments of literacy, up to 30 million adults have below basic abilities in reading and writing.
The National Center for Educational Statistics shows that 14 percent of all adults in the United States have below basic levels of literacy as of 2003. And while this may have changed since that time, the prior assessment in 1992 demonstrated the same degree of illiteracy among adult Americans.
"Scandinavian countries are on the cutting edge of information management," says Dr. Bontis. "And they have consistently enjoyed literacy rates of 100 percent. Likewise nations reporting literacy rates above 98 percent have high degrees of Internet penetration. What do you think will happen when nations like China and India approach similar literacy rates? A global knowledge power will occur."
Dr. Bontis believes information management can be improved with increased literacy due to several reasons. These include:
* Enhanced reading abilities foster more efficient information processing
* Advanced writing skills facilitate better information transfer
* Beneficial cultural changes regarding education occur with increasing levels of literacy
* Rates of multilinguism increase as literacy rates increase
* Information access improves due to higher Internet penetration rates in literate societies
"The leaders of the information age will be those with the greatest literacy abilities," says Bontis. "Being able to access information, process information and transfer information efficiently is crucial today. After all, knowledge is power."
About the Author:
Dr. Nick Bontis was named a 2010 Top 5 speaker world-wide for management and one of the world's top management gurus of 2010, along with such luminaries as Jack Welch, Tom Peters, Michael Porter, and Jim Collins. He is an internationally sought-after management consultant and keynote speaker, hand-picked by the United Nations, the US Navy, Microsoft, IBM, Accenture, KPMG, Century 21, and others to help navigate the knowledge era. He is a popular TV and radio personality, a leading academic researcher and an award-winning, tenured professor of strategic management at McMaster University. As one of the world's most cited authors in the fields of intellectual capital and knowledge management, he has amassed over a dozen prestigious teaching and research awards. He was recently recognized as a 3M National Teaching Fellow, an exclusive honor bestowed upon the top professors in the nation.
For more information, contact Dr. Bontis at nick@bontis.com or visit www.InformationBombardment.com.
"Information Bombardment" is available on Amazon.com.
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