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Sep 30, 2010
S'pore an emerging talent hub
Republic well positioned to develop products and practices for both East and West: DPM Teo
By Kor Kian Beng
WHEN global consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) was considering setting up a human resource research centre in the Asia-Pacific, it did not look beyond Singapore.
The country's status as a regional hub, its skilled talent base coupled with strong government support were powerful pull factors. And in June, the centre opened its doors at the PWC Building in Chinatown, adding to two earlier centres in the United States and Britain.
PwC's decision to locate its Asia-Pacific Saratoga Centre in Singapore was cited yesterday by Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean as indicative of the country's initial success in becoming a regional talent hub for human resource research and networking.
It was further buttressed last week when consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble opened its Asia Leadership Development Centre in Novena Square.
Mr Teo, who heads the National Productivity and Innovation Council, highlighted these cases at an international human resource meeting to underline the challenges ahead as talent around the world heads towards a rising Asia.
'A better understanding of Asia is required to help integrate these global talents with the local workforce and society,' he said at the opening of the two-day Singapore Human Capital Summit attended by about 650 local and global business leaders.
S'pore an emerging talent hub
Republic well positioned to develop products and practices for both East and West: DPM Teo
By Kor Kian Beng
WHEN global consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) was considering setting up a human resource research centre in the Asia-Pacific, it did not look beyond Singapore.
The country's status as a regional hub, its skilled talent base coupled with strong government support were powerful pull factors. And in June, the centre opened its doors at the PWC Building in Chinatown, adding to two earlier centres in the United States and Britain.
PwC's decision to locate its Asia-Pacific Saratoga Centre in Singapore was cited yesterday by Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean as indicative of the country's initial success in becoming a regional talent hub for human resource research and networking.
It was further buttressed last week when consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble opened its Asia Leadership Development Centre in Novena Square.
Mr Teo, who heads the National Productivity and Innovation Council, highlighted these cases at an international human resource meeting to underline the challenges ahead as talent around the world heads towards a rising Asia.
'A better understanding of Asia is required to help integrate these global talents with the local workforce and society,' he said at the opening of the two-day Singapore Human Capital Summit attended by about 650 local and global business leaders.
