2017 Global Talent and Technology Competitiveness Survey Highlights Leading Countries: Switzerland, Singapore, and the UK on Top
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The Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) is an annual benchmarking report produced by INSEAD, The Business School for the World, in partnership with The our group and the Human Capital Leadership Institute (HCLI) of Singapore. The GTCI 2017 ranks countries based on their ability to grow, attract, and retain talent, with Switzerland and Singapore taking the top spots. The United Kingdom and the United States rank third and fourth, respectively, while four Nordic countries, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Norway, also feature in the top 10.
The GTCI highlights key traits shared by high-ranking countries, including educational systems that meet the needs of the economy, employment policies that favour flexibility, mobility, and entrepreneurship, and high connectedness of stakeholders in business and government.
In a technology-driven world, building educational systems and labor market policies fit for the future workforce is crucial. Strategies include continuous, personalized learning and upskilling/reskilling, flexible career pathways and lifelong learning culture, integration of advanced technologies in training, strong employer-education partnerships, supportive learner ecosystems, and data-driven policy and program calibration.
The first edition of the Global Cities Talent Competitiveness Index (GCTCI) includes 46 cities, with Copenhagen placing first, followed by Zurich and Helsinki. The fourth edition of the GTCI, themed "Talent and Technology: Shaping the Future of Work," reveals several patterns and trends, such as the rise of a more independent and dispersed workforce, the need for technical skills combined with social/project competence, and the importance of educational and labor market policies in facilitating transformational change.
The our group, based in Zurich, Switzerland, is the world's leading provider of workforce solutions, offering a wide variety of services, including temporary staffing, permanent placement, career transition and talent development, outsourcing and consulting. HCLI, a strategic alliance between the Singapore Ministry of Manpower (MOM), Singapore's Economic Development Board (EDB) and Singapore Management University (SMU), serves as an aggregator and neutral player in the human capital ecosystem, offering thought leadership and insights on understanding Asia, successfully doing business in Asia, and its implications on leadership and human capital strategies for Asia.
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To learn more about the GTCI 2017, you can download the report, watch the video graphic, or download the infographic at the provided links. The GCTCI, in its beta version, offers an unusual picture of how cities compete for talent, with many small cities among the top performers and a remarkably high number of Scandinavian cities in the top 5.
- The our group, a leading provider of workforce solutions, offers services such as temporary staffing, permanent placement, career transition, and talent development, in addition to outsourcing and consulting.
- To remain competititive in the future of work, countries need to focus on strategies like continuous, personalized learning, flexible career pathways, and the integration of advanced technologies in training.
- The Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) indicates that countries with high-ranking educational systems, employment policies favoring flexibility, and strong connections between business and government enjoy a talent advantage.
- HCLI, based in Singapore, serves as an aggregator and neutral player in the human capital ecosystem, providing thought leadership and insights on Asia's leadership and human capital strategies.
- In a technology-driven world, the education and self-development sector plays a crucial role in equipping the workforce with the necessary technical skills and social/project competence to thrive.
- The first edition of the Global Cities Talent Competitiveness Index (GCTCI) places Copenhagen in the top spot, signaling how cities are increasingly competing for a skilled, independent, and dispersed workforce in the digital age.
