The 21st century still needs people who can put new technology to good use. A paper published this year using data from France shows that “techies” – people who install, maintain, manage and support IT and other technology systems – drive up productivity within companies. This doesn’t just apply to techies in manufacturing firms or research and development roles, but to a broad range of areas and sectors.
The number of people studying subjects such as science, engineering and technology has increased over the years, but the most popular undergraduate degree subject is “business and management” – something that doesn’t seem to have led to better-run or more-productive businesses
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