Education and Technology

here is no doubt that technology is a driver of social and economic change. Since the development of the printing press, the telephone and the Internet, technological developments have allowed everyone to interact on a global scale.

Technology affects everyone and our own values. And often raises ethical questions on how companies do business within their communities. Without being disruptive (or even disturbing), companies continue to find ways and means to work and partner with local stakeholders to address issues and concerns of local communities.

As a communication professional and a teacher, I would say that education is probably one of the most important concerns that need to be addressed.

During the Asian CSR Forum held in Vietnam last September, Cheng Cheng Loo, Intel’s regional program manager for Asia said that to develop 21st-century skills, students would need to learn how to think critically, solve problems, communicate effectively, collaborate and be digitally literate. “Success at the individual and ultimately at the national level is linked at the quality of education.”

I always tell my students at UST that learning is a continuous process. The education of an individual begins even before birth. Just ask your parents what music they played or books they read while you were still in your mother’s womb. The challenges and triumphs of daily life provide opportunities for learning even after formal schooling.