Education Science and Technology and Life

  Local, regional and national competitions of a type similar to the "Jugend Forscht"- Programme in Germany (young people at research) could get young people interested in science and technology and show them how innovative thinking can help them to get better qualifications for work. Such competitions are, at the same time, a creative and entertaining approach to involvement with the new communications technologies. Regardless of whether or not pupils opt for Computer Science as a subject at school, they should all acquire basic computer literacy while attending school (i.e. word processing, information retrieval, information processing) as well as a basic knowledge of the role played by the information technologies in our society. This basic education should take place in all school subjects and should be taught by all teachers, not just Computer Science teachers. Responsibility for transmitting science and technology literacy does not only lie with schools, but also wi...

                                   Basic Education in Science and Technology                 In our educational system, science and technology literacy is provided primarily in subjects such as Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, as well as in manual skills subjects (at vocational schools). Subjects such as Civics, Sociology, and Economics are affected indirectly, since they help to understand the importance science and technology have in our society. Large areas of knowledge can no longer be taught comprehensively without basic education in science and technology. This ranges from foreign languages learning to art education.                                           General and vocational schools, as well as universitie...

Education Science and Technology and Life The rapid progress of science and technology has radically changed our world. Nuclear power and environmental destruction have become threats. Diseases such as cancer and AIDS have not yet been defeated. Global climate patterns are becoming unstable. Natural resources will be exhausted in the foreseeable future. New technologies, particularly in the information sector, have changed the workplace and are creating new forms of global communication and information. The question of economic attractiveness for production sites is causing more and more companies to look abroad for more attractive production conditions. Many sequences of production are being done in global networks. Physical presence in the workplace is becoming less important and teleworking is gaining ground. In order to be able to compete in this changed society, in these new patterns of work and vocational activity world of work and professions, people will need at least a minimum...