知识经济是人们发现知识和技术对经济增长会产生资源样作用后提出的一个新概念。1997年世界经济合作与发展组织(OECD)首先明确地使用了这个新概念,称为“以知识为基础的经济”简称“知识经济”。知识经济时代的来临,使社会的信息化程度越来越高,传统的科技情报工作面临着新形势的挑战,如何向知识经济时代启动,亟待我们研讨、商榷和做出应答。科技情报工作要成为大力推进我国进入知识经济时代的尖兵、耳目和参谋回顾历史,我国曾多次错过“世界技术革命”机遇而落伍于新时代。早在宋元朝代以前,我国的生产技术是举世闻名 Knowledge economy is a new concept put forward by people when they find that knowledge and technology will produce resource-like effect on economic growth. In 1997, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) first explicitly used this new concept, which is called “knowledge-based economy” or “knowledge economy”. With the advent of the era of knowledge economy, the degree of informatization of society is getting higher and higher. The traditional scientific and technological intelligence work is confronted with the challenge of the new situation and how to start with the era of knowledge economy. It is urgent for us to discuss, discuss and respond. In order to vigorously promote China’s entry into the era of knowledge-based economy, science and technology intelligence work will review the history with its eyes and eyes on staff. China has repeatedly missed the opportunity of “world technology revolution” and left behind in a new era. As early as the Song and Yuan Dynasty, China’s production technology is world-famous