The World is Flat according to Thomas Freidman author of the famous book, and the more I get involved in IT projects the more I agree.  Just recently I spoke with a friend and business relation, Brett Miller, who spoke of his project developing this very platform that this website is on.  Brett explained that he did not program but was the "innovator" behind the scenes and his role as project manager is what got this program off the ground. 

In the book, The World Is Flat, Freidman discusses those jobs that will always be there.  Innovators is the top of the list, those that innovate are in high demand.  Another prized skill in a flat world are those that can explain and implement; what good is having a great program if none of the company's staff can opperate it or understand how all the parts are connected.  That skill of explaining the technical to the non-technical will also be rewarded in the flat economy that we are evolving towards.