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Skills for InnovationINSEAD – Worldbank, Fontainebleau – Apr 30th 2009

Hans van der Loo, Head European Union LiaisonRoyal Dutch Shell

Exponential times Huge challenges ahead

How to identify, produce and keep the supply of talent for a sustainable future ?

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3 Global trendsin Education

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Trend 1 : Holistic view on basic education• Interviewee indications on Educational content

• Value based educational content developing pupils’ social skills dominates the societal debate on basic education in Europe and North America. Scientific educational content is wrongfully taken for granted.

• Scientific educational content dominates the societal debate on basic education in industrialized Asia & developing countries all over the world.

• A good balance between scientific and value based educational content is absolutely vital.

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Trend 2 : Unacknowledged role of teachers• Statistical, OECD, and interviewee indications

• Teachers’ societal status is low in Europe and North America, but high in industrialized Asia & developing countries all over the world.

• European specifics

• Teachers’ societal status has declined with industrialization

• Underlying mechanisms

• Balance of knowledge in society & teachers’ salaries

• The concept of a civil servant

• Teachers’ education and competence development

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Trend 3 : Declining interest in MST• Statistical, OECD, and interviewee indications

• As developing countries become industrialized, young people’s interest in mathematics, science and technology declines

• European specifics

• The same trends are inherent within Europe where living standards differ

• Underlying mechanisms

• Motive, why study MST, link it to aspirations of youth

• Role model, that youth can relate to involved in MST

• Teachers prerequisites, few teachers know how MST is used in Society. If they don’t know they cannot explain

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Talent Pipeline manage input, flow determine output

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ROSE Study : Relevance Of Science Education

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ROSE Study : Relevance Of Science Education

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• Fewer young people in industrialised countries are interested in education and work in MST

• The proportion of students studying MST in upper secondary school and university is declining in large parts of Europe and OECD

• We know too little about future workforce demand

Competence Supply: Mathematics, Science and Technology (MST)

The Talent Challenge

Nobelprize winners 2059 ?How can we help them now ?

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• Stu

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•lack rationale for education and work in MST

•lack role models in working life

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•lack information on use of MST in working life

Understanding Cause and EffectChallenges require collaboration

of Governments, Schools and Industry

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The Objective

Common goals-comprehensive approach encompassing the whole maths, science and technology competence supply chain-clear targets and indicators for all parties - students, teachers, employees and employers

Advancement teams-to support the development of collaborative initiatives amongst schools and industry at all levels - local, regional, national and EU

Knowledge transfer tools-practical hands-on events in schools-workshops, conferences and internet communities to disseminate experiences, ideas and knowledge

Create a pan-European Framework of Collaboration

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Systematic

Streamlined

Large Scale

Researchers•Indicators•Evaluation•Didactics•Specialist knowledge

Industry•Work life orientated educational content (aimed at students & teachers)•Role models

Schools•Collaboration at both primary

& secondary level

Government•Incentive

•Support and financing

Multi-Stakeholder Commitment

The Strategy

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Jet-Net is a co-operation in the Netherlands in which Industry, Intermediary organisations, Educational institutions and Government join forces to encourage schoolchildren to opt for science & technology courses at College and University.

• Active since 1/1/2003

• 35 (large) companies participating

• 155 secondary schools participating, (30% of all secondary schools)

• effective outreach: ~ 30.000 students per year

• capitalized industry involvement: ~ € 8 million

• positive ‘Jet-Net effect’ on pupils’ school choice and university enrollments measurable.

• Vice-President Verheugen : “Jet-Net is Best Practice example”

• motivating for company staff

www.jet-net.nl/englishinfo@jet-net.nl

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Wissensfabrik, the formula for success: industrial companies inciting passion for the future

• Knowledge is society’s driving force • The Knowledge Factory aspires to promote knowledge and foster success• Leading German companies joined forces to form the Knowledge Factory• The Knowledge Factory is an umbrella organization with a variety of

measures to improve education and entrepreneurshipwww.wissensfabrik-deutschland.de

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Meeting the World’s growing resource needs…

…in an environmentally responsible manner…

…is a tremendous challenge !

Technology is essential to answering that challenge.

Without proper attention to the TALENT PIPELINE now

an innovative and sustainable future will be difficult to achieve

It is the responsibility of Society’s Leadership…

…to ensure its most precious resource (=Talent)…

…is allocated to provide solutions…

…to society’s most pressing challenges

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Shell Eco Marathon

• Started in 1939

• European since 1983

• ‘Graduates’ all over Society

• Current record is 3880 km/litre

• 7, 8, 9 May 2009 : 25th Anniversary

• Patronage of President Barroso

• 3000 participants (15-21 years)

• EU27 and beyond

• In US since 2006

• Plans for Asian version • More info on

www.shell.com/eco-marathon

Inspiring the next generation engineers

• Shell Eco Marathon - push the

boundaries of sustainability mobility

and the borders in students’ minds

on they think is possible

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"It is not necessary to change.

Survival is not mandatory.“

W. Edwards Deming

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For more background information on ROSE (Relevance Of Science Education) Report

ROSE Report by Professor Svein Sjobert of University of Oslo:www.ils.uio.no/english/rose/key-documents/key-docs/ad0404-sowing-rose.pdf

Graphs : www.ils.uio.no/english/rose/network/countries/norway/eng/nor-schreiner-values2006.pdf