The Juche idea clarifies that it is essential to equip the economy with modern techniques and train the nation’s technical cadres on an extensive scale in order to implement the principle of self-sufficiency in the economy.
Chairman Kim Jong Il said.
“In order to implement the principle of self-sufficiency in the economy, it is essential to equip the economy with modern techniques and train the nation’s technical cadres on an extensive scale.”
In order to implement the principle of self-sufficiency in the economy, it is essential to equip the economy with modern techniques. Technical independence is essential for economic self-sufficiency. When one has one’s own developed technique, one is able to develop and use the natural resources of the country effectively and develop the national economy in a diversified manner. Only with developed technique, one can free the working masses from hard labor, narrow the difference between physical and mental labor and solve complicated and difficult problems arising in economic construction and defence building on one’s own efforts.
What is important in equipping the economy with modern techniques at present is to be well versed in developing trend of the world in the new era and rapidly develop cutting-edge science and technology and, on its basis, make the national economy modern and IT-based.
The national economy must be modern and IT-based in accordance with world trend of the developing science and technology and actual conditions in one’s country.
In order to put the economy on a modern, scientific and technological footing in short period, it is necessary to develop the overall science and technology and, at the same time, concentrate efforts on the development of cutting-edge science and technology. It is also necessary to modernize factory or build a new one which is equipped with latest science and technology when one intends to do so.
In order to implement the principle of self-sufficiency in the economy, it is essential to train the nation’s technical cadres on an extensive scale.
Solving the question of the nation’s technical cadres is an important condition for economic and technical independence. When one solves the question of the nation’s technical cadres, it is possible to develop the economy and technology with one’s own initiative. Without training one’s technical cadre one can ensure neither economic development nor economic self-sufficiency.
This is a particularly important task in building a new society for the countries which lagged behind the modern scientific and technical civilization due to the imperialist subordination in the past.
In order to be economically and technically independent and ac
This is an era of the knowledge-based economy, the era of talent challenge. Therefore, a country must train many talents to develop its economy.
