Business Chief Europe Magazine May 2018 | Page 60

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to a “ rigid ” educational system which does not equip Japanese students for the modern world .
In China , as it strives to overtake the US as an AI superpower , finding the correctly skilled individuals is paramount and has become a common issue for companies according to the Global Skills Index . Therefore , issues in transforming the economy aren ’ t isolated to the US alone , but in China they are increasingly in the form of new technology skills and the ability to manage a tech-based enterprise , which often has to come from employees educated in the US or Europe . High costs of hiring mid-to-high management have resulted in MNCs being reluctant to set up core research centres in China , according to China Daily , which adds

“ In locations that are difficult to recruit to , either due to high costs or low desirability , talent mapping is especially useful ”

– Jack Coker , Principal Consultant , Ducatus Partners
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