STATE PLANS AND THE FORMATION OF THE WORKFORCE FOR THE “HIGH-TECH INDUSTRY” IN ROMANIA DURING THE 1980S Cover Image

PLANURILE DE STAT ȘI PREGĂTIREA FORȚEI DE MUNCĂ PENTRU „INDUSTRIA DE VÂRF” ÎN ROMÂNIA ANILOR 1980
STATE PLANS AND THE FORMATION OF THE WORKFORCE FOR THE “HIGH-TECH INDUSTRY” IN ROMANIA DURING THE 1980S

Author(s): Valentin Maier
Subject(s): History
Published by: Societatea de Ştiinţe Istorice din România
Keywords: economic history; higher education; Romania; the 1980s; high-tech industries; specializations

Summary/Abstract: Confronted with increasing economic problems, the political leaders of Romania placed one of their hopes in saving the general well-being of the society in developing the high-tech industries (electronics, computers, fine mechanics). Many measures were taken in this respect, establishing new enterprises, new forms of industrial organization and also the allocation of investments through economic plans. An important aspect to achieve was the formation of the specialised workforce, and in this regard, higher education was crucial. The focus was on specializations such as automation and computers, electronics and tellecomunications and fine mechanics. The problem with developing high-tech industries and the above mentioned higher education specializations was that this initiatives were taken in the 1980s, when the economical situation was worsening. This paradox resulted in a discrepancy between what it was wished for and what was really achieved.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 85
  • Page Range: 136-153
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Romanian
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