ABSTRACT
The new challenge in the present stage is to coordinate isolated efforts made by some sectors and thus create the synergy implied in the concept of technological capacity. The main difficulty lies in the fact that the changes must be made at a time when financial resources are no longer abundant as was the case in the 1970s, and when one third of the annual revenues originated in the oil sector is allocated to the payment of the country's 35,000 million Bolivars debt. In any case, whichever option is decided upon, the technological question remains. It is essential to review the quantitative effort that has been made in the field of education: the new policies must lay further emphasis on qualitative aspects. The financial system has also failed to act in liaison between savers and investors, for which reason this aspect needs to be dealt with efficiently.
