Prof Paul Evans of INSEAD gives on overview of how countries score on Talent Competitiveness, and how can they do better at the Asia Ireland Higher Education and Global Talent Forum in Dublin, 9 July as part of Asia Business Week Ireland 2015

1. Asia Matters
Asia Ireland Higher Education and
Global Talent Forum
9 July 2015
Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin
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‘How Asia and Ireland Can Partner in Education to
Create Global Talent Clusters and Drive FDI’

2. 9 July 2015
Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin
Meeting Future Industry Need in Asia
and Europe: The Renaissance of
Vocational Education
Prof. Paul Evans
Academic Director Global Talent Competitiveness Index,
INSEAD

3. Building & Sustaining “Talent
Competitiveness”
MEETING INDUSTRY NEEDS IN
ASIA & EUROPE
Paul EVANS
The Shell Chaired Professor of Human Resources & Organisational
Development, Emeritus
INSEAD, Fontainebleau & Singapore
Asia Ireland Higher Education and Global Talent Forum
Dublin, 9 July 2015

4. Paul Evans
How do countries
score on Talent
Competitiveness* ?
And how can they do
better?
* See http://global-indices.insead.edu/

5. Global Talent Competitiveness Index Launch – Singapore, November 2013Global Talent Competitiveness Index Launch – Davos 20 Jan 15
The GTCI is a multi-stakeholder effort
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh - TAG Org
Thierry Breton - Atos Origin
Peter Cappelli - Wharton
Arnoud De Meyer - SMU
Yoko Ishikura - Keio University
Mats Karlsson - World Bank
Vineet Nayar - HCL Technologies
Research undertaken by
INSEAD
INSEAD Academic Network &
International Advisory Board
Three partners: the Human
Capital Leadership Institute and
Adecco, with INSEAD
Independent statistical audit by
the Joint Research Centre of the
European Commission

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A tool for action covering 93 countries
LV – Labour and Vocational GK – Global Knowledge

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The ‘Top 20’ (out of 93 countries)
Many talent
competitive countries
are small and rich,
and the majority of
GTCI leaders are
European
– Openness is
critically important
– Employable skills
are the goal
– Balancing Global
Knowledge Skills
and Vocational
Skills is a key to
success
GTCI Rankings
1. Switzerland 11. Norway
2. Singapore 12. Netherlands
3. Luxembourg 13. Finland
4. United States 14. Germany
5. Canada 15. Austria
6. Sweden 16. New Zealand
7. United Kingdom 17. Iceland
8. Denmark 18. Belgium
9. Australia 19. Estonia
10. Ireland 20. Japan

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Talent and GDP per capita
Source: GDP per capita in PPP$ and population data (represented by the size of the bubbles) are drawn from World Development Indicators, World Bank. The trend line is a polynomial of degree two (R2 =
0.771)

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Talent and GDP per capita : Europe in
Focus
BelgiumCzech Republic Germany
Denmark
Spain
Finland
France
United Kingdom
Greece
Italy
Netherlands
Austria
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Sweden
30
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
20000 25000 30000 35000 40000 45000 50000 55000 60000 65000 70000
GTCIScore
GDP per capita (US$ PPP)
Switzerland
Ireland

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Talent and GDP per capita : Asia in Focus
Singapore
China
Malaysia
Thailand
Indonesia
Mongolia
Philippines
Vietnam
Cambodia
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
7 8 9 10 11 12
GTCIScore
GDP per capita (measured in logs)
High Income
Upper Middle Income
Lower Middle Income
Low Income

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Growing talent for today and
tomorrowCountries that excel in growing talent relative to their income
groups
High
Income
(41 countries)
Netherlands (12)
United States (4)
Switzerland (1)
Canada (5)
Denmark (8)

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Growing talent for today and
tomorrow
Eastern & Southeastern
Asia Region
Singapore (2)
Japan (20)
South Korea (29)
China (41)
Thailand (61)
Malaysia (35)
Philippines (54)

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18 million unemployed in Europe, including 5 million
young people …
8 million vacant positions in Europe and the USA
…
The talent war in Asia …
60% of US college grads cannot find a job in
their field, and 30% of South Korean graduates
are not employable …
Technology and automation are more
rapidly hollowing out the job market
than we expected.

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The Renaissance of Vocational
Education

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• Lessons from the GTCI talent leader: CH
• The importance of cross-over paths into
higher education
• Continuing education
The model of 20 years of education followed by
40 years of work doesn’t fit with the realities
of today’s fast-moving world

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Growing talent in Europe
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Netherlands
(1)
Switzerland
(3)
Sweden (6) United
Kingdom (8)
Ireland (11) Germany (19)
ScoreinGTCIGrowPillar
Formal Education Lifelong Learning Access to Growth Opportunities

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Growing talent in Asia Pacific

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If you want to live the American
dream, go to Denmark!
• Social mobility (NO#4, DK #5, IE #20)*
• Meritocracy - Reliance on professional
management (NO#3, DK #6, IE#13)*
• Growth opportunity – Willingness to delegate
authority (NO#3, DK #1, IE#12)*
* SOURCE: WEF Executive Opinion Survey,
2012-3

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If you want to live the American
dream, go to Denmark!
• Social mobility (NO#4, DK #5, IE #20)* (SG#8, MY#24, CN#49,
ID#51)
• Meritocracy - Reliance on professional management
(NO#3, DK #6, IE#13)* (SG#8, MY#20, ID#28, CN#36)
• Growth opportunity – Willingness to delegate authority
(NO#3, DK #1, IE#12)* (MY#13, SG#21, ID#28, CN#43)
Talent development isn’t just a question of
education, it’s a question of fair growth opportunity
(challenge and support) for men & women
* SOURCE: WEF Executive Opinion Survey,
2012-3

20. Paul Evans
Closing the Skills Gap: What works
Business
Government
or
Municipalities
Educational
institutions