Knowledge Economy Transformations, 2025–2035
Description
The global knowledge economy is going through a decisive phase of transformation. In the next decade, growth will depend on the combination of human talent, digital infrastructure, and artificial intelligence (AI). These three components form Frost & Sullivan’s HiDiAi framework. From productivity changes driven by AI to population shifts and the quest for digital independence, economies are changing how knowledge is created, scaled, and monetized.
During this transition, governments are encouraging the development of STEM talent, companies are adopting smart manufacturing and modern professional services, and financial systems are enhancing inclusion through digital connections. Countries that find ways to overlap the HiDiAi components will speed up innovation, create more value, and build stronger economies by 2035.
Our latest thought leadership examines the major forces, technology drivers, and policy tools that are reshaping the knowledge economy through 2035. We look at how corporate training programs are closing talent gaps, how knowledge-based supply chains and smart technology are changing industrial competition, and how human-AI collaboration is developing in governance and business. We also introduce Knowledge Intensity Scores, which measure industries based on the HiDiAi components, to enable policymakers and businesses to identify future leaders and laggards.
As economies grow more knowledge-driven and interconnected, country macroeconomic success will require a shift from traditional industrial strategies to integrated human, digital, and AI systems. Countries, companies, and investors that take action early will place themselves at the center of the next global growth model.
Key Themes:
1. Emerging Growth Opportunities in Knowledge-Intensive Industries
2. The HiDiAi Framework for Intelligence Innovation
3. Knowledge Intensity Scores Across Sectors
4. Key Policy Levers Towards Encouraging STEM, Sub-National Level Digital Independence, and AI Adoption
5. Major Business Models of the Future Encompass Platform Development, Smart Technology, and Human-AI Collaboration
During this transition, governments are encouraging the development of STEM talent, companies are adopting smart manufacturing and modern professional services, and financial systems are enhancing inclusion through digital connections. Countries that find ways to overlap the HiDiAi components will speed up innovation, create more value, and build stronger economies by 2035.
Our latest thought leadership examines the major forces, technology drivers, and policy tools that are reshaping the knowledge economy through 2035. We look at how corporate training programs are closing talent gaps, how knowledge-based supply chains and smart technology are changing industrial competition, and how human-AI collaboration is developing in governance and business. We also introduce Knowledge Intensity Scores, which measure industries based on the HiDiAi components, to enable policymakers and businesses to identify future leaders and laggards.
As economies grow more knowledge-driven and interconnected, country macroeconomic success will require a shift from traditional industrial strategies to integrated human, digital, and AI systems. Countries, companies, and investors that take action early will place themselves at the center of the next global growth model.
Key Themes:
1. Emerging Growth Opportunities in Knowledge-Intensive Industries
2. The HiDiAi Framework for Intelligence Innovation
3. Knowledge Intensity Scores Across Sectors
4. Key Policy Levers Towards Encouraging STEM, Sub-National Level Digital Independence, and AI Adoption
5. Major Business Models of the Future Encompass Platform Development, Smart Technology, and Human-AI Collaboration
Table of Contents
71 Pages
- Research Scope
- Scope of Analysis
- Segmentation
- Strategic Imperatives
- Why is it Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
- The Strategic Imperative 8™
- The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on Knowledge Economy
- Growth Opportunity Analysis
- Growth Drivers
- Growth Restraints
- Knowledge Economy Framework
- Knowledge Investments Powered Historical Economic Take-Offs
- Bridging the Knowledge Divide—Comparative Analysis of Key Advanced and Emerging Country Challenges
- The HiDiAi Framework of Knowledge Economy
- Human Intelligence
- Tertiary Skill Distribution—Current Trends and Future Potential
- Corporate Reskilling Ecosystem Driving Workforce Transformation
- Reversing Brain Drain—Strategies for Talent Retention
- Digital Intelligence
- Digital Foundations for Knowledge Economies
- Socio-Economic Benefits of Digital Connectivity in Emerging Markets
- 6G Development Efforts—Country Snapshots
- Artificial Intelligence
- AI-Ready Labor Demand
- AI Hiring and AI Skill Penetration Divide
- AI Investment Landscape
- AI as a Driver of the Knowledge Economy
- Policy Playbook and Best Practices
- Knowledge Economy Policy Playbook and Real-World Models
- Intersections of HiDiAi–Transformational Growth Models
- Knowledge Intensity in Key Industries
- Knowledge Intensity—Inter-Sector Comparison Mapping
- Knowledge Intensity—Sub-sectoral Comparison Mapping
- Knowledge Intensity—Automotive Manufacturing Sector
- Knowledge Intensity—Machinery Sector
- Knowledge Intensity—Chemical Manufacturing Sector
- Knowledge Intensity – Semiconductor Manufacturing Sector
- Knowledge Intensity—Food & Beverage Manufacturing Sector
- Knowledge Intensity—Finance Sector
- Knowledge Intensity—Logistics Sector
- Knowledge Intensity—Information and Communication Technologies ICT Sector
- Knowledge Intensity—Construction Sector
- Knowledge Intensity—Retail Sector
- Knowledge Intensity—Mining Sector
- Knowledge Intensity—Agriculture Sector
- Knowledge Intensity—Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Sector
- Growth Opportunity Universe
- Growth Opportunity 1: Smart Manufacturing & Embedded Intelligence
- Growth Opportunity 2: Knowledge-Driven Supply Chains
- Growth Opportunity 3: Platformization of Professional Services
- Growth Opportunity 4: Data Commercialization & Knowledge IP Markets
- Growth Opportunity 5: AI-Augmented Knowledge Delivery in Education & Health
- Appendix
- Value Proposition—Why HiDiAi Matters
- Next Steps
- Benefits and Impacts of Growth Opportunities
- Next Steps
- List of Exhibits
- Legal Disclaimer
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