DIGITAL LITERACY IN THE 21ST CENTURY
The wider deployment and effective use of ICT is pivotal in the changing global world of the future . This is reflected in the following words of Lynton ( 1989 ) in the USA :
“ Education is receiving increasing pressure from changing global economic circumstances and complex social needs … simply knowing how to use tools and knowledge in a single domain is not sufficient to remain competitive as either individuals or companies . People must learn to apply tools and knowledge in new domains and different situations ”.
By the time the primary school children of today start work , 40 % of them will be in jobs which have not yet been invented . In 2011 , Wagner highlighted emerging job titles for the future- astro-teacher , astro-banker , robotician , global system architect and unmanned cargo vehicle operator- to cite but a few .
Perhaps , her future is already with us ; by 2016 the first unmanned taxi drove solo .