6 Jul 2019

Towards Globalised Skills ?

Session 17

The mobility of economic actors on the international scene has long been built around skills which were specific to a field of activity and/or a geographical area. However, the digital age today tends to standardize skills in two ways: on the one hand, by facilitating access to information and training; on the other, by expanding digital tools to all sectors, placing the skills that are necessary for their use at the core of working experience. In the digital age, does globalization necessarily entail the existence of a single set of qualifications and skills?It seems obvious that the homogenisation of skills on the labour market will eventually come with a similar homogenisation at the training stage. If the level of education and the nature of the training offered are harmonious, what comparative advantage is left to Western countries? Will the globalization of training lead to the end of schools of thought? Should we fight this formatting? On the contrary, should it be supported to make the most of it? Does the teaching of humanities always make sense nowadays?

 

Coordination


Akiko SUWA-EISENMANN

Membre

Cercle des économistes

Biography

Moderator


Dominique ROUSSET

Journalist and producer

France Culture

Biography

Speakers


Isabelle BAJEUX-BESNAINOU

Dean and Professor of Finance

McGill University

Biography

Agnès HUSSHERR

Managing Partner

PwC France

Biography

Marc SANGLÉ-FERRIERE

Managing Director

Russell Reynolds

Biography

Karien VAN GENNIP

Chief Executive Officer

ING France

Biography

Tengfei ZHENG

Director

Shanghai Little Bridge School

Biography
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