Now there is a way to measure the progress of the knowledge economy, Rhode Island’s developing hub of research and technology, thanks to a new report released by the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce Wednesday.

The study, “Benchmarking the Rhode Island Knowledge Economy,” looks at 23 indicators in four categories that were “carefully chosen” to best reflect and assess strengths and weakness of the nascent knowledge economy, according to Laurie White, president of the Chamber. “This is a first step in the data-collection process,” she said.

Full Story: Chamber, STAC debut benchmarking report at forum Source: Providence Business News, November 11th, 2011 Author: Denise Perreault Added on November 11th, 2011 at 9:05 am, by Muse en Lystrala