National Technology Assessment?

I guess I have massive mixed feelings about the potential for national assessment of technology as described in this recent Business Week article. I'm glad to see that technology "skills" aren't marginalized, but I'm also worried about a future in which new literacies are forced into the old school paradigm. Still, maybe the technology assessment might push states into creating more screen-based assessments in other subject areas and to do away with the paper/pencil assessments.