Problems w/technology
Ξ April 4th, 2008 | → 4 Comments | ∇ Computer Stuff, Life, Politics |
Technology changes. It changes pretty fast actually. And with this in mind, I would like to share with you something that’s been on my mind the past couple months.
Americans in general aren’t adept to change.
When things change, people worry. They don’t know what happens next. They’re scared of change…they fear it. Maybe I should change this to leaders?
can i be real here? this makes me upset…
I take a look at say this Census fiasco and am just shocked. We are supposed to be the tech center of the world and we can’t even manage a project like counting people? Yes, I’m oversimplifying but I think it has merit. Take this quote:
"The computers proved too complex for some temporary workers who tried to use them in a test last year in North Carolina."
"Now, officials say, technology problems could add as much as $2 billion to the cost of the 2010 census and jeopardize the accuracy of the nation’s most important survey."
I love the fact that it’s a "technology" problem and not a people problem. It can’t be a people problem, we understand the real problem, it has to be the technology! Right…
We not being able to adapt to change is one of the biggest hindrances to America. And for the near future its only going to get worse in my opinion. Take a look at our education system. High school drop outs are rising high, in some cases coming towards 50%! Here is another quote, but check out the articles here and here.
"Stephenson said he is especially distressed that in some U.S. communities and among certain groups, the high school dropout rate is as high as 50 percent."
Take a look at some of the top corporations in America. We see Intel, Sun, Microsoft, Google and the likes starving for talent. They can’t get enough. So what do they do? They look abroad. They look to India, China and Pakistan (many others too). But when they do this they get hit with the "don’t outsource American jobs".
What do we do? How do we change this perception? Do we need training? If so, on what? Do we need it with the technology, or how to approach problems dealing with technology? I think our approach is wrong, but I would love to hear your thoughts.
How do we solve this problem to keep Americans relevant with technology?
