The HTP is a newly formed knowledge-building and experience-exchange platform, which seeks to support regions in addressing the consequences of demographic change and in mitigating the challenges associated with the decline of tertiary educated populations across the EU. This session will introduce the HTP and its links to the Talent Booster Mechanism. In addition, we will dive deep into parallel work done by the OECD and share best practice examples from respective EU regions.
- Local and regional | Cohesion | Demographics (depopulation and ageing) | Youth and citizens engagement | Jobs and Employment
- Code: 10WS23388
- SQUARE Brussels Meeting Centre, Room 313-315
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- When
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Tue 10/10/2023, 16:30 - 17:30 CET
- Where
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SQUARE Brussels Meeting Centre, Room 313-315
- Format
- Workshop
- Theme
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Retaining talent for regional growth
- Language
- English
- Social media
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@EUinmyRegion
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Reporting
Session summary
In this session, the European Commission informed participants about the support levels offered by the Harnessing Talent Platform (HTP) and the several pillars of the Talent Booster Mechanism to address demographic changes and declining tertiary educated populations in the EU.
It also provided a best practice example from Spain, showcasing a master's degree in Digital Transformation of the Agricultural and Forestry Sector in Andalusia.
Some key messages:
The Talent Booster Mechanism is a set of actions that aim to address the challenges of the demographic transition and in mitigating the challenges associated with the decline of tertiary educated populations across the EU.. It is designed around 8 pillars that offer support to Member States, regions and cities in the EU.
The HTP is a newly formed knowledge-building and experience-exchange platform, which acts as a central hub for signposting relevant initiatives and disseminating knowledge.
Quotes
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“The Talent Booster mechanism is a set of actions to be taken at different levels in the view of addressing challenges of the demographic transition in different regions in Europe”
“There are many layers of governance that need to be activated and work together in order to address this transition”
“Pillar 1 of the Talent Booster Mechanism will provide direct technical assistance to selected regions identified as being in a development trap”
“The outcome of the technical assistance will be a tailored report for the regions including a roadmap and action plan for those regions to put in place what has been discussed”
”Currently one out of five cities have population decline, not only rural areas”
“Pillar 2 aims to help 10 of the regions at risk of falling into a talent development trap through in depth studies to help this regions adapt to demographic changes”
“Digital transformation for the agrifood sector is especially important. Through research, we observed that the agricultural sector needed to do things in a different way or they would be out of the market”
“Digital transformation represents a reinvention of a sector that it is otherwise quite static… it is not only a strategy to gain competitiveness but an essential transformation for survival”
Additional links
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_23_145
