Innovation through Leadership: Achieving Economic Growth with Educational Strategy

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!