Transnational authority in the knowledge-based economy: Who sets the standards of ICT training and certification?

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Title
Transnational authority in the knowledge-based economy: Who sets the standards of ICT training and certification?
Journal
International Political Sociology
Author(s)
Graz Jean-Christophe, Hartmann Eva
ISSN-L
1749-5679
Publication state
Published
Issued date
09/2012
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
6
Number
3
Pages
294-314
Language
english
Abstract
This article examines the extent and limits of nonstate forms of authority in international relations. It analyzes how the information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure for the tradability of services in a global knowledge-based economy relies on informal regulatory practices for the adjustment of ICT-related skills. By focusing on the challenge that highly volatile and short-lived cycles of demands for this type of knowledge pose for ensuring the right qualification of the labor force, the article explores how companies and associations provide training and certification programs as part of a growing market for educational services setting their own standards. The existing literature on non-conventional forms of authority in the global political economy has emphasized that the consent of actors, subject to informal rules and some form of state support, remains crucial for the effectiveness of those new forms of power. However, analyses based on a limited sample of actors tend toward a narrow understanding of the issues concerned and fail to fully explore the differentiated space in which non state authority is emerging. This article develops a three-dimensional analytical framework that brings together the scope of the issues involved, the range of nonstate actors concerned, and the spatial scope of their authority. The empirical findings highlight the limits of these new forms of nonstate authority and shed light on the role of the state and international governmental organizations in this new context.
Keywords
Knowledge-based economy, private authority, services, ICT-related training, international standards
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Yes
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