In the 21st century the nature of work has predominantly moved from being manual labour and manufacturing to service economy based upon technological innovation.

在21世纪，工作的性质已主要从体力劳动和制造业转移到以技术创新为基础的服务经济。

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We are rapidly shifting from an economy based on manufacturing and commodities to one that places the greatest value on information, services, support, and distribution.

我们正在迅速地从以制造业和商品为基础的经济向以信息、服务、支持和分销为最大价值的经济转变。

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David Marshall, a vice president at the Greensboro Partnership, which was formed in 2005 from the merger of Greensboro Economic Development Alliance, Action Greensboro, and the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, says the Partnership has developed a strategic plan that focuses on transforming Greater Greensboro from a traditional manufacturing-based economy to a knowledge-based economy.

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Now, here comes Michael Dell, vowing to turn his company's low-cost, process-based manufacturing model directly onto both the printing and managed-services businesses.

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And as China shifts from a manufacturing to knowledge-based economy, expect it to invest in "knowledge based" sectors like insurance, finance and hi-tech software firms.

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