ABSTRACT
The concept of technological development is closely related to that of domestic technological capability. Technology is defined as the set of social practices which transform scientific concepts into knowledge to be applied to production. To the extent that technological development and the rate of technical progress are determined by the socio-economic conditions of the overall development process, both of them ultimately depend on the development of industrial, educational, scientific and technological infrastructure. Since 1960, the Mexican government has made considerable efforts to expand the nation's educational system, without being able to solve many major problems. Mexico's system of technical education can be traced to XIX century art and trade school. In the early 1920s, several technical and agricultural schools were founded to provide basic training in engineering and house construction. Mexico's scientific and technological community is small and heterogeneous and faces serious problems of linkages both with the education system and potential users.
