ABSTRACT
The 'technological transformation' concept implicitly conveys the idea of change from an old technological pattern to a new or modern one which would correspond with the new conditions experienced by a society. In the case of Venezuela, there is no doubt that the technological transformation process experienced by the society will be a direct effect of the country's entrance into the framework of the world capitalist system division of labour. The colonial legacy inherited by Venezuela from Spain contained legislation related to state property of mines and subsoil. The Perez-Jimenez dictatorship meant a break with the model of political management of Venezuelan society. The nation experienced an enormous regression in political development with the banning of political parties and trade unions, censorship of the press, audio-visual and radio media, the closing down of universities, the prohibition of meetings and freedom of movement.
