innovation through leadership: achieving economic growth with educational strategy
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Innovation through Leadership:
Achieving Economic Growth with
Educational Strategy
Gil Taran, Chief Executive Officer
iCarnegie, Inc.
www.icarnegie.com
Information, Communication
Technology
The good, the bad and the ugly
Science and Technology Education
The 21st century knowledge worker
The Road ahead
Agenda
“There is little doubt…that education and training
are decisive in national competitive
advantage…
Education and training constitute perhaps the
single greatest long-term leverage point
available to... government in upgrading
industry.”
Michael Porter, Harvard Business School
Competitive World
New Technologies, Devices and Applications
Flow of goods,
services, jobs
Our Changing World Eco
no
mic
Gro
wth
The Good and the Bad…
Back to Economic
Growth
Generating growth through
increased productivity requires Better technology
Skilled labor force
Technological innovations (creation of
knowledge)
Shortage of skilled workforce
Shortage of teachers and/or
educational content
Desire by governments to invest in
workforce development
Realization that this can only be met
through education
Common Global Themes
"We cannot sustain an economy based on
innovation unless we have citizens well educated in
math, science, and engineering. If we fail at this,
we won't be able to compete in the global
economy."
Bill Gates, Microsoft founder
ROI for Education
Figure
1
Data Presented by Robert B. Kozma, ICT Education reform and Economic Growth, 2008
Needed Approach
Foundational
Knowledge
Soft Skills &
Comm.
Experience
Accelerator
Projects
Problem Solving, Learn by Doing, Outcome Based and Profession Focused
Technical Skills
Strategy & Leadership Skills
Decision Support Skills
Technical Skills & Soft Skills
Workforce Development
Where to From Here?
Thank You!