ALFABETIZACIÓN TECNOLÓGICA-POLÍTICA DE ESTADO Y FORMACIÓN POR COMPETENCIAS

Abstract

The present essay focuses on technological literacy as an oriented-policy development of knowledge and instrumental and assessment actions to value the population’s use of communication technologies and information in education. This situation is widespread in today’s society, as a result of changes emerged from the development of the society of knowledge, which requires from citizens to develop some competencies to exploit the benefits of communication technologies and information in their everyday life, using their critical thought beyond professional boundaries to assume their interpretative role in the democratization of knowledge. We discuss three fundamental and interrelated aspects: Technological literacy as a political policy, technological skill training and the democratization of knowledge. These elements have become relevant to the Venezuelan state institutions reflected in the Constitution of the  Republic of Venezuela Bolivarian  (1999), Law on Science, Technology and Innovation (2006), Mission Science, Ministry of Popular Power for Education, (MPPE);  Office of University Sector Planning (OPSU), Project Simon Bolívar (2007-2013) among others. The study concludes by emphasizing: a) Technological literacy as a state policy; b) skill training to recognize information needs, and to locate, evaluate, implement and manage knowledge; c) the technological literacy influence in social inclusion processes and democratization of knowledge, which is only possible if changes occur from the bottom to the top and with a total restructuring of educational institutions.