随着世界经济和科技的快速发展．即将到来的21世纪将是一个科学技术高度发展的世纪，被誉为“科技的世纪”、“教育的世纪”。其显著特征将是以信息技术为先导的新技术产业将更快地崛起；科学技术对经济和社会发展的贡献率将大幅度增长；终身教育思想广为传播，学习化社会的形 With the rapid development of economy and technology in the world. The forthcoming 21st century will be a highly developed century of science and technology, hailed as “the century of science and technology” and “the century of education.” Its distinctive feature will be that the information technology-led new technology industry will rise more rapidly; the contribution rate of science and technology to economic and social development will increase substantially; the lifelong education ideology is widely disseminated and the learning society shaped