Technology, education and the statistical system in Algeria

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Bourezgue, Tarik

Affiliations: Office for National Statistics, Algiers, Algeria. E-mail: bourezgue@ons.dz

Abstract: Nowadays, to achieve progress and to be on the way of being e ``developed'', it is necessary to have an education based on knowledge, science and technology. However, the rapid emergence of new technologies brings about the idea of producing more with less workforce input. This, combined with a dramatic increase in the world population, we can't help being concerned about the emergence of a world with hundreds of millions of marginalized people. This is, once more, a challenge for statistics: the need for statistics perceptive of the environment, the consequences of widespread inequality and the difference between technological development and human development. Education programs in the third world, up till now, have been designed around Western ideals. These need to be reworked as to reflect our culture and promote human values while developing the production of talent to keep pace with technological advancement. Education programs in the third world, having been designed around Western ideals, need to be reworked as to reflect the culture and promote human values while developing the production of talent to keep pace with technological advancement.

Keywords: Inclusive wealth, data, big data, population, census, ICT, IT

DOI: 10.3233/SJI-160961

Journal: Statistical Journal of the IAOS, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 365-369, 2016