http://swrc.ontoware.org/ontology#Misc Sustaining knowledge societies through distance learning: the nature of the challenge en Knowledge societies Invent and innovate Knowledge workers Gajaraj Dhanarajan Knowledge Society All civilizations are knowledge societies; they have used knowledge formally and informally in economic growth and in social development. The ability to invent and innovate, that is to create new knowledge and new ideas that are then embodied in products, processes and organizations, have always served to fuel development. However what is new is today's environment where intellect coupled with creative, innovative and inventive ideas have been recognized and leveraged to become a primary source of advantage and wealth. Electronic Paper presented at the 19th AAOU Annual Conference (15-17 September 2005; Jakarta, Indonesia) Wawasan Open University