Focus on Abu Dhabi’s Economic Vision 2030 – Erica Monfardini and Laurent Probst, PwC Luxembourg: The Economic Vision 2030 formalises the great ambition for Abu Dhabi to become a world-leading knowledge economy. It sets as objectives the diversification of the national economic development, the rise of the emirate on the international scene, the mobilisation of the country’s capital assets, and the recruitment of key international talents and brands. Rest
Is Brazil ready for a KE? As Brazil becomes the world’s economic darling, the lack of qualified professionals emerges as one of the country’s most critical barriers to prosperity. A London-based Brazilian, the marketing head at talent community specialist Brave New Talent Ramon Pedrollo Bez comments on how Brazil can use technology to nurture skills for a knowledge-based economy, in a guest article for IT Decisions. Find the article here
Is Indonesia the Next Brazil? … Eric Schmidt of Google, Jim Turley of Ernst & Young, Tony Fernandes of Air Asia, and Ir. Ciputra of Indonesia’s Ciputra Group were also among the prominent local and international speakers. In his keynote, Google’s Schmidt stated that he thinks that Indonesia can be the next Brazil. He is not alone. Many economists are predicting the same. Schmidt pointed out that the country only has 18 percent Internet penetration. In discussions with government officials, he expressed Google’s interest in opening an office in Indonesia and in expanding the platform that connects small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to buyers in foreign countries. Full article