Five sorts of research are reviewed in this article:
Macroeconomic research showing that over the past several decades the US and global economies have undergone a fundamental shift from a manufacturing economy to an information economy, much of it driven by ICT.
Microeconomic research showing that individual firms are undergoing significant changes in organizational structure and business practices, much of it facilitated by the pervasive presence of ICT in the workplace.
Labor market and workforce studies showing a significant shift in the kinds of jobs and skills that are needed by our economy, skills that are intimately connected to the use of ICT.
Studies showing patterns of the everyday ICT use in American life, particularly use by young Americans, patterns that are closer to the use of ICT in the business world than to that in schools.
Studies showing that American schools are not using ICT in a significant way or providing youth with the experiences and skills they need to enter the information economy.
Macroeconomic Trends: Shifting from manufacturing to information economy...
- Shows that the us economy has undergone profound changes over the past several decades
- These changes have significant implications for how people work, live, and play and most certainly, implications for education: for what is taught, how it is learned, and how schools are organized. Many of these changes have been fostered by the dramatic growth in information communication technologies.
Note: if educational technology policy or education reform policy, more generally is going to contribute to economic growth and prosperity, preparing Americans in the global economy.
Microeconomic Trends: Changes in business organization and practices, its studies confirms the impact of ICT on business practice.
Threes sets of industries:
1. ICT producing industries
2. ICT usin industries
3. Other industries
Productivity increases come by using ICT
Between companies
Within companies and their partners and suppliers
