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Singapore is still ranked 2nd in the the Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) 2015-16, an annual study based on research in partnership with the Adecco Group and the Human Capital Leadership Institute of Singapore (HCLI). Switzerland remains No. 1 while Luxembourg again follows Singapore at 3rd place.
This year's theme of 'Talent Attraction and International Mobility' focuses on findings linked to the significant correlation between movement of talent and economic prosperity.
Mobility is vital to fill skill gaps; and a high proportion of innovative, entrepreneurial people were born or studied abroad. It is hence not surprising that top ranking countries have positioned themselves as desirable destinations for high-skilled workers.
Faced with new types of migration flows, decision makers need to shape policies and strategies to address both the immediate concerns of their constituencies and the longer-term interests of their citizens.
Countries ranked in the top 10 clearly demonstrated openness in terms of talent mobility-- close to 25% of the respective populations of Switzerland and Luxembourg were born abroad; the proportion is even 43% in Singapore.
The proportion is also significant in the United States (4), Canada (9), New Zealand (11), Austria (15), and Ireland (16).
There has been little change...