The document discusses the need to strengthen STEM education and manufacturing in the US. It notes that India and China are producing more English-speaking graduates and will have the largest workforces by 2020. To maintain technological dominance, the US must improve K-12 math and science education, foster entrepreneurship, and reconnect classrooms and industry through partnerships like innovation centers and internships. Offshoring is reversing as overseas wages rise and inefficiencies emerge, so the US can bring jobs back by embracing education and innovation.
Education for the 4th Industrial RevolutionTimothy Wooi
This seminar will cover issues of emerging technologies and industry, the types of skills needed to succeed in a fast-changing world, the role of the private sector in education, and
how to plan education strategies for future changes in skills and work.
Transforming the Philippine Talent Value Proposition into a Competitive Advan...Alejandro Melchor III
The Philippines has one of the most attractive talent profiles in the world. One of Smarter Philippines' priorities is to translate that talent value proposition into an enduring competitive advantage.
Education for the 4th Industrial RevolutionTimothy Wooi
This seminar will cover issues of emerging technologies and industry, the types of skills needed to succeed in a fast-changing world, the role of the private sector in education, and
how to plan education strategies for future changes in skills and work.
Transforming the Philippine Talent Value Proposition into a Competitive Advan...Alejandro Melchor III
The Philippines has one of the most attractive talent profiles in the world. One of Smarter Philippines' priorities is to translate that talent value proposition into an enduring competitive advantage.
Panelist speaker Ngan Cheng Hwa, Deputy Managing Director GMI at the Selangor Smart City & Digital Economy Convention 2018, on the panel session titled IoT and Cloud Computing: Realising IR 4.0 in Malaysia
Value co creation in entrepreneurship education - case aalto universityOlli-Pekka Mutanen
Experiences from teaching: Presenting a value co-creation model comprising students, firms and university in education.
Case: Growth Entrepreneurship Education in Aalto University.
The Talent Gap Crisis - Is Manufacturing Sexy Enough for the Next Generations? CBIZ, Inc.
Manufacturing employment accounts for 12.8 million jobs in the U.S. Yet, currently about 452,000 manufacturing positions remain vacant across the nation – a staggering statistic. Manufacturers saw this coming more than two decades ago as the retirement of the baby boomer generation began to impact the industry. Compounding the loss of experienced workers, the introduction of new manufacturing technologies, the industry’s persistent image problem and the cultural shift in the demand for work-life balance have catapulted the talent shortage to the industry’s top challenge.
One of the factors behind the Philippines' consistency as a high-growth country is the innovativeness of the Filipino people, which is backstopped by Filipinnovation, the National Innovation System.
Briefing for the Alberta Teachers' Association Strategic Planning Committee (March 9th) based on the work of the Advisory Council on Economic Growth (Canada) and the work of Dominic Barton, Managing Partner, McKinsey
Girls, ICT and entrepreneurship. Learning from existing initiativesCESGA
This report presents the main findings of an analysis conducted in the context of the project ICTGo-Girls! Promoting Entrepreneurship among Secondary School Girls through ICT. This project proposes to design, carry out and evaluate a pilot program to enhance entrepreneurship skills among secondary school girls, using ICT as a key element both in terms of resources developed as in content. It is aimed at empowering girls with the knowledge, skills and values to help them to be able to create future opportunities for innovation and quality ICT related employment. For this purpose, useful interactive activities, proposals and open source / free digital tools are identified and adapted, building a learning methodology and a complete toolkit, containing support materials, methodologies and software for schools and educational communities.
Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry released the Dubai Innovation Index Report. The Report highlights the results of the Dubai Innovation Index (DII) which was launched by Dubai Chamber in collaboration with PwC in 2015, to support UAE’s vision for innovation and to promote Dubai’s quest towards being the smartest city in the world by 2021.
The Index has been designed to compare Dubai with 28 global cities on macroeconomic measures of innovation and to analyze innovation performance of Dubai’s private sector, including at the firm level. Through the Index, the Chamber wants to create awareness and increase the participation of the private sector in the total innovation efforts of the city of Dubai, and provide a benchmark to measure innovation.
In the Report, London has emerged as the most innovative city, followed by Hong Kong and Singapore respectively. Dubai ranks 16th across 28 global cities, ahead of cities such as Madrid, Milan, Sao Paulo, Mumbai, Shanghai and Beijing.
Describes 7 Global Shifts transforming the world, and how the Government's strategies are positioning the Philippines to rapidly ascend with these forces as tailwinds.
The Development of Holistic Manpower for Industry 4.0 Readiness: The German-M...OECD CFE
Presentation by Ngan Cheng Hwa,German-Malaysian Institute, at the 9th OECD Southeast Asian Regional Policy Network on Education and Skills 11-12 October 2017, Ha Noi, Viet Nam.
More information: http://www.oecd.org/employment/leed/employmentesssa.htm
Indo-Canada dialogue: Opportunities in the automotive segment in the backdrop...IET India
On the 3 February 2020, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the High Commission of Canada organised a joint round table on the topic ‘Opportunities in the automotive segment in the backdrop of Industry 4.0 – An Indo-Canadian Start-up Dialogue.’ The discussion revolved around diverse perspectives on how the Indian and Canadian automotive industry is gearing towards embracing new-age technology and what new offerings exist for companies based out of countries like Canada - especially in the back drop of Industry 4.0
The Nigerian construction industry is one of the largest construction markets in
Africa. It consists of foreign and indigenous contractors, construction professionals,
public and private clients and material manufacturers. However, gross dissatisfaction
of clients as a result of poor work quality, cost overruns and time overruns is
inhibiting the growth potentials of the industry. Innovation holds great potentials for
improvements in the industry. However, there is a need to understand the drivers and
barriers to innovation. This study assessed the drivers and barriers to innovation. This
study adopted a quantitative research design with questionnaires distributed to
construction professionals in consulting and contracting firms located in the Mainland
area of Lagos State. Data from the survey were analyzed by descriptive statistics and
presented in form of frequencies, charts and mean. The major drivers of innovation
from the survey were clients’ requirements, developments in ICT and design trends
while the main barriers to innovation as perceived by the respondents from the study
were lack of understanding of the benefits of innovation, perception that the industry
is doing well without innovation and cost of innovation. If the industry must improve
its growth potentials then, innovation is not negotiable. However, construction
stakeholder will need to address the barriers to innovation identified in this study
Panelist speaker Ngan Cheng Hwa, Deputy Managing Director GMI at the Selangor Smart City & Digital Economy Convention 2018, on the panel session titled IoT and Cloud Computing: Realising IR 4.0 in Malaysia
Value co creation in entrepreneurship education - case aalto universityOlli-Pekka Mutanen
Experiences from teaching: Presenting a value co-creation model comprising students, firms and university in education.
Case: Growth Entrepreneurship Education in Aalto University.
The Talent Gap Crisis - Is Manufacturing Sexy Enough for the Next Generations? CBIZ, Inc.
Manufacturing employment accounts for 12.8 million jobs in the U.S. Yet, currently about 452,000 manufacturing positions remain vacant across the nation – a staggering statistic. Manufacturers saw this coming more than two decades ago as the retirement of the baby boomer generation began to impact the industry. Compounding the loss of experienced workers, the introduction of new manufacturing technologies, the industry’s persistent image problem and the cultural shift in the demand for work-life balance have catapulted the talent shortage to the industry’s top challenge.
One of the factors behind the Philippines' consistency as a high-growth country is the innovativeness of the Filipino people, which is backstopped by Filipinnovation, the National Innovation System.
Briefing for the Alberta Teachers' Association Strategic Planning Committee (March 9th) based on the work of the Advisory Council on Economic Growth (Canada) and the work of Dominic Barton, Managing Partner, McKinsey
Girls, ICT and entrepreneurship. Learning from existing initiativesCESGA
This report presents the main findings of an analysis conducted in the context of the project ICTGo-Girls! Promoting Entrepreneurship among Secondary School Girls through ICT. This project proposes to design, carry out and evaluate a pilot program to enhance entrepreneurship skills among secondary school girls, using ICT as a key element both in terms of resources developed as in content. It is aimed at empowering girls with the knowledge, skills and values to help them to be able to create future opportunities for innovation and quality ICT related employment. For this purpose, useful interactive activities, proposals and open source / free digital tools are identified and adapted, building a learning methodology and a complete toolkit, containing support materials, methodologies and software for schools and educational communities.
Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry released the Dubai Innovation Index Report. The Report highlights the results of the Dubai Innovation Index (DII) which was launched by Dubai Chamber in collaboration with PwC in 2015, to support UAE’s vision for innovation and to promote Dubai’s quest towards being the smartest city in the world by 2021.
The Index has been designed to compare Dubai with 28 global cities on macroeconomic measures of innovation and to analyze innovation performance of Dubai’s private sector, including at the firm level. Through the Index, the Chamber wants to create awareness and increase the participation of the private sector in the total innovation efforts of the city of Dubai, and provide a benchmark to measure innovation.
In the Report, London has emerged as the most innovative city, followed by Hong Kong and Singapore respectively. Dubai ranks 16th across 28 global cities, ahead of cities such as Madrid, Milan, Sao Paulo, Mumbai, Shanghai and Beijing.
Describes 7 Global Shifts transforming the world, and how the Government's strategies are positioning the Philippines to rapidly ascend with these forces as tailwinds.
The Development of Holistic Manpower for Industry 4.0 Readiness: The German-M...OECD CFE
Presentation by Ngan Cheng Hwa,German-Malaysian Institute, at the 9th OECD Southeast Asian Regional Policy Network on Education and Skills 11-12 October 2017, Ha Noi, Viet Nam.
More information: http://www.oecd.org/employment/leed/employmentesssa.htm
Indo-Canada dialogue: Opportunities in the automotive segment in the backdrop...IET India
On the 3 February 2020, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the High Commission of Canada organised a joint round table on the topic ‘Opportunities in the automotive segment in the backdrop of Industry 4.0 – An Indo-Canadian Start-up Dialogue.’ The discussion revolved around diverse perspectives on how the Indian and Canadian automotive industry is gearing towards embracing new-age technology and what new offerings exist for companies based out of countries like Canada - especially in the back drop of Industry 4.0
The Nigerian construction industry is one of the largest construction markets in
Africa. It consists of foreign and indigenous contractors, construction professionals,
public and private clients and material manufacturers. However, gross dissatisfaction
of clients as a result of poor work quality, cost overruns and time overruns is
inhibiting the growth potentials of the industry. Innovation holds great potentials for
improvements in the industry. However, there is a need to understand the drivers and
barriers to innovation. This study assessed the drivers and barriers to innovation. This
study adopted a quantitative research design with questionnaires distributed to
construction professionals in consulting and contracting firms located in the Mainland
area of Lagos State. Data from the survey were analyzed by descriptive statistics and
presented in form of frequencies, charts and mean. The major drivers of innovation
from the survey were clients’ requirements, developments in ICT and design trends
while the main barriers to innovation as perceived by the respondents from the study
were lack of understanding of the benefits of innovation, perception that the industry
is doing well without innovation and cost of innovation. If the industry must improve
its growth potentials then, innovation is not negotiable. However, construction
stakeholder will need to address the barriers to innovation identified in this study
Social Soup - User Generated Content MasterclassSocial Soup
Social Soup explores the role of user generated content in marketing today. The presentation covers: launch teams scaling advocacy, user generated content and live insights and learnings.
Burson-Marsteller Australia presentation for New Media Conference 2010, which was held in March in Sydney. Deck includes crowdsourcing case studies and guidance on strategic approach.
A Study of National Innovation Systems of GCC countriesBrowne & Mohan
A robust NIS system is a prerequisite for building a successful nation. With huge amount of wealth at their disposal, GCC countries are taking initiatives to transform themselves into knowledge based economies from oil based economies. This paper evaluates the current NIS of GCC countries, shows where they stand when compared to other countries, and how they can learn from countries like Singapore, Brazil, Malaysia, USA and Norway to make their NIS more effective.
Enabling Indian manufacturing MSMEs for global competitivenessIET India
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a watershed moment for businesses globally. While the scenario looks gloomy all around, there are significant local and global factors that may prove to be favourable for FDI in manufacturing, especially in the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in India.
Post the lethal impact of COVID-19, more and more manufacturing companies are looking towards India as an investment destination and as a reliable alternative to other low-cost producer countries. This will benefit the growth of established firms/sectors, providing significant new prospects for Indian MSMEs to step up and move to the next level. However, it is important to be cognisant of the fact that in order to successfully grab these opportunities, there needs to be a serious rethink of existing business models.
This paper focuses on the opportunities available, scope for improvement, and solutions to varied challenges for the MSME sector in India.
PIC - Collaboration on Entrepreneurship with African InstitutionsMark Street
PIC Entrepreneurship Mission in Collaboration with African Institutes
Our goal is to work with and through our partners to build a solid platform that connects aspiring entrepreneurs with the business world and giving them the tools necessary to succeed. We aim to foster and convey the entrepreneurial spirit in Israel to stimulate creative minds, to form and build on pioneering ideas, thereby enriching lives with vibrancy, originality, and modernization. In collaborating with PIC, we expect our partners to sell our services to their students, business community and to a regional audience in which to promote their institution and development. This may be achieved in the form of international events, seminars, workshops, consultancies and international study tours.
Why Training in Engineering colleges should orient towards Industry 4.0 and the importance of advanced Mfg techniques. What should India do to catch up with the requirements for implementing Industry 4.0 techniques in Engg Colleges. What should students also do?
Why Gujarat (India) needs much better Higher Education & Research to Succeed ...Amit Sheth
Note: This content is as relevant to Gujarat as most other states.
Corresponding white paper: https://bit.ly/KnowEco Link to this presentation: https://bit.ly/NaMoHiEd
I made three trip to India, mainly to meet then Gujarat CM Shri Narendra Modi (2008, 2009, and 2011), mainly to share my thoughts on the need for research-driven education and innovation. Each time, he gave around one hour for me to meet one-on-one or with a small group. This presentation was given during the second meeting in the series.
Information on the first presentation/meeting in 2008 is here: http://knoesis.org/library/resource.php?id=00215
Here is a photo taken at that occasion:
http://knoesis.wright.edu/amit/images/Amit-Sheth-with-CM-Narendra-Modi-Jan2008.JPG
(Shri Modi, with my father, Prof. Pravin Sheth, and Prof. Sanjay Chaudhary).
Abstract for this talk/position paper:
This white paper distills the deliberations on the role of higher education and research as a key enabler of a Knowledge based Society. In particular it discusses (a) the importance of higher quality PhDs for building a knowledge society, (b) the initiatives and progress in competing economies in higher education and research, (c) where Gujarat stands in comparison, and (d) some recommendations on what Gujarat can do to enable timely progress towards building a knowledge based society and economy. These deliberations were conducted in conjunction with the International Conference on 'Reconnecting Gujarati Diaspora with its Homeland: Contribution to its Development with focus on Building a Knowledge Society' (January 17-19, 2009, Patan) at presented to the CM Shri. Narendrabhai Desai at the Round Table on 'Regulatory & Policy Reform for Higher Education in Gujarat' (January 18, 2009, Gandhinagar).
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