Stites, Regie, Christopher Hopey, and Lynda Ginsburg. Also includes a survey of workforce education providers. Identifies next steps for a more educated workforce. Examines the knowledge and skills that individuals must possess, and what educational and workforce development opportunities must be available, to allow the greatest number of Americans to successfully participate in the 21st Century Information and Technology Workforce. The hearing arvhives include a variety of perspectives from state agencies to businesses to public schools to colleges.
Information is the key strategic resource in the new millennium.
Policy issues that will play an important role in shaping the future of society include privacy protections, the role of government, intellectual property rights, and information literacy. Summarizes information literacy experiences of business professionals and describes interrelations between individual and organizational information literacy. Practical advice for managers in the new world of business in which information is replacing authority as the primary tool of the executive. In order to gain information literacy, managers need to identify gaps in knowledge, explore their competencies, and examine both personal and professional goals. Basic Skills Training 101.