Self-image, in turn, exerts a profound influence on the way people develop their job skills. The very psyche of a population must be changed. People must no longer have to know 'their place' in society, but be freely encouraged to develop as they wish, and take advantage of the opportunities that modern technology is offering them. Information it is said should be free. In an economic sense this will never be the case.
Information is the new commodity of the next century.
Its possession and manipulation will form the cornerstone of modern business. The skills needed to manipulate that information will be in great demand, but we are not educating our workforces to take advantage of these new opportunities. Literacy levels are falling. In this scenario class divides will continue, and will be reinforced. A quantum shift in the perception of information needs to take place.