The problem with technical knowledge is that, technology marches by so fast that what you know now will become obsolete later, and quite quickly. If so, does it make sense to learn a technology at all? The Philippines is still a techonology "consumer" according to Dr. Roger Posadas in his talk on Science at "Beyond 2010". So will we be forever catching up?
I think there are still key concepts and skills to master (quantum mechanics for example) that will be relevant in the long term.
But I also think we can be ahead or be anticipatory. If we do research, we make our own technology and create new knowledge. In tackling research problems we come to grips with cutting-edge technology and create solutions where there are none.
I like to tell my students that a good research begins with a good research problem. The challenge really is asking the right questions.
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