GTCI Talent Champion commonalities Top 10 countries Talent growth and management is a central priority Openness to entrepreneurial talent Open socio-economic policies Strong and vibrant ecosystems around innovation Ambiguous 6 4 3 2 9 7 5 8 10 1 Volatile Uncertain Complex 6 4 3 2 9 7 5 8 10 1 Switzerland Singapore USA Norway Denmark Finland Sweden Netherlands UK Luxembourg Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2019 How openness can drive global competitiveness In today’s world economy Being competitive requires an entrepreneurial approach to be flexible, evolve and adapt. Organisations must manage the changing workforce needs to stay competitive. The future must work for everyone Cities will play increasingly central roles as entrepreneurial talent hubs Organisations will need to ensure employees have: Different new tactics at every step A more holistic course of action A talent strategy which reflects a firm’s lifecycle A culture where learning is championed The critical role already played by cities to set up incubators and accelerators will become more and more relevant Specialised talent strategies will emerge Smart Cities’ strategies will place a greater emphasis on entrepreneurial talent Cities must foster an atmosphere of innovation and ideas that encourage entrepreneurs New approaches are needed to stimulate entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial growth Committing to a culture of flexibility is a must to realise openness and entrepreneurialism Recommendations For employers ✔ Solutions are needed to enable workers to re or up-skill on multiple occasions ✔ Develop training policies to attract more talent ✔ Invest in the skills of their workers as standard ✔ Redesign education systems that develop more than just academic skills ✔ Facilitate lifelong learning of the workforce ✔ Establish social protection schemes such as education accounts For policy-makers 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 New Zealand Australia Iceland Germany Canada Ireland Belgium Austria United Arab Emirates Israel France Japan Estonia Qatar Czech Republic Malta Malaysia Portugal 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Slovenia South Korea Spain Chile Cyprus Costa Rica Lithuania Brunei Darussalam Latvia Italy Saudi Arabia Bahrain Slovakia Poland Azerbaijan Greece China Uruguay 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 58 60 61 62 63 64 Mauritius Oman Russia Trinidad and Tobago Montenegro Panama Hungary Bulgaria Croatia Kazakhstan Jordan Philippines Lebanon Argentina Armenia Botswana Ukraine Kuwait 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 Colombia Thailand Indonesia Serbia Romania Mexico South Africa Brazil Rwanda Turkey Albania Georgia Mongolia Namibia Peru India Tajikistan Sri Lanka 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 Bhutan Tunisia Kenya Bosnia and Herzegovina Ecuador Guatemala Moldova Dominican Republic Laos Vietnam Gambia Ghana Kyrgyzstan Egypt Iran Honduras Nigeria Morocco Top 10 cities 7 3 6 10 1 2 9 5 4 6 4 3 2 9 7 5 8 10 1 Washington, DC Copenhagen Oslo Vienna Zurich Boston Helsinki New York Paris Seoul 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Stockholm San Francisco Seattle London Taipei Geneva Singapore Brussels Tokyo Munich Amsterdam Los Angeles Madrid Montreal Prague Sydney Hong Kong Rotterdam–The Hague 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ottawa Melbourne Chicago Berlin Toronto Gothenburg Dublin Dallas Bratislava Luxembourg Frankfurt Eindhoven Osaka Moscow Houston Bilbao Lisbon Kiel 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 58 60 61 62 63 64 Tallinn Athens Barcelona Ljubljana Doha Tel Aviv Cardiff Zaragoza Abu Dhabi Warsaw Budapest Beijing Dubai Bucharest Auckland Hanover St. Petersburg Rome 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 Bangkok Vilnius Istanbul Birmingham Riga Nantes Bologna Shanghai Milan Brno Nagoya Kuala Lumpur Buenos Aires Sofia Turin Zagreb Valletta Hangzhou 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 Krakow Kuwait City Bogota Santiago Guangzhou Sao Paulo Bangalore Montevideo Mexico City Xi’an Chengdu Shenzhen Delhi Mumbai Lima Manila Belgrade Jakarta 8