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Embracing Change: Leveraging Technology for Economic Growth

Explore the impact of technology on economic and societal change, including the shift in job markets, emerging global competencies, and the importance of soft and business skills in the IT sector. Discover strategies for integrating technical and business skills in education.

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Embracing Change: Leveraging Technology for Economic Growth

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  1. Technology Creates Economic and Societal Change Canals Steam Engine Mass Production Railroads Telephone/Radio/TV Computers Internet

  2. Global Change Enabled by Technology • Shared culture and language • Rapid diffusion of knowledge and skills • Reduction of physical barriers to -Interpersonal communication -Access to data, documents, tools -Distributed business process

  3. Potential Competitive Strategies • Legal/trade barriers • Capital investment • Wage reductions • Intelligent citizens • High literacy • Average years of education

  4. Statistics • 800,000 jobs moved outside the U.S., 2000-2004 • Centers of competence growing in India, China, Malaysia, Russia…. • Emerging market governments investing in education, infrastructure

  5. Critical Characteristics • Teamwork • Discipline • Process Improvement • Analytical skills • Problem solving • Creativity • Integrity • Accountability • Adaptability

  6. U.S. Department of Commerce -June 2003 “Soft skills (e.g. interpersonal skills, oral and written communications, teamwork, problem solving, and critical thinking) and Business skills (e.g. needs analysis, project management, client/customer relations, understanding company financial information, and cost-benefit analysis), ….have become important for information technology workers.”

  7. We need….. • Teaching for innovation • Project-based instruction and learning • Real world problems • Real world exposure and experiences • Infusion of the business/workplace skills into the TECHNICAL curriculum • Reinforcement of academic content • Strong connectivity between secondary and postsecondary • Professional development that fosters integration of technical and pedagogical skills

  8. Resources • http://www.ode.state.oh.us/ctae/teacher/business. • http://www.itworks-ohio.org. • http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/rm/lifecycle/table.htm.

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