The global market trend
According to a global research article, technology would continue to dominate everything in the entire world for the next ten years with significant job growth. The research also stated that the job market became “more globalized” where companies would relocate to places that had skilled workers . In the past, workers had to move to where the jobs were, but due to immigration limitation in some countries such as the U.S, UK, and western Europe, many technology companies would have to go to places where they can find skilled workers. For example, IBM is moving most of its works to India, and IBM India now has more workers than the U.S and Europe. Facebook is opening a large center in Nigeria in partnership with Andela where the company can hire many software developers there. Other technology companies such as Microsoft, Google, and Amazon are also considered open more offices overseas to meet their needs.
But how many countries are readied for this opportunity? How many people know about this market trend? How many students are preparing to seize this option? How do we improve the current education training to ensure that all students, rather than just a few, could receive the adequate training that helps them to get a job?
I believe that all students need to be educated in Information technology, which means knowing how to use computer tools and the Internet. STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) must be a key focus for the entire education system from elementary to college. College students must receive training in the science behind information technology with its own concepts, methods, process, and tools. People need to understand that technology is a key enabler for business prosperity and the key to the future of our economy.
Without appropriate actions, without offering STEM education, especially in the technology areas, mean we are harming our future generation, educationally and economically. We need to move from the consumer of technology to the creation of technology and ready to compete in this new global market.
Sources
- Blogs of Prof. John Vu, Carnegie Mellon University
