Title :
Technology education for development
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Cape Technikon, Cape Town, South Africa
Abstract :
It is noted that economic development is a prerequisite for stability in South Africa. Highly skilled technological manpower, innovation, and entrepreneurship are required for South Africa to develop economically. It is concluded that urgent attention must be given to education and manpower development, so that South Africa industry can be successful in the international market. South Africa has an acute shortage of highly skilled manpower. Special efforts are required to enlarge the South African engineering team by drawing more students to the field of engineering. Ways of attracting more students to the engineering profession are examined
Keywords :
research and development management; South Africa; economic development; engineering; entrepreneurship; innovation; profession; skills; students; technological manpower; technology education; Africa; Art; Cities and towns; Communications technology; Educational technology; Engineering drawings; Isolation technology; Manufacturing; Standards development; TV;
Conference_Titel :
AFRICON '92 Proceedings., 3rd AFRICON Conference
Conference_Location :
Ezulwini Valley
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0835-2
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.1992.624466
