ASEAN Talent Mobility

Kanchana Wanichkorn

National Science Technology and Innovation Policy Office, Thailand

Final ANEGER Meeting

25-26 May 2015

Movenpick Resort & Spa Karon Beach Phuket, Thailand

ASEAN Talent MobilityA new Initiative by ASEAN Committee on S&T (COST)

• In November 2013 ASEAN S&T Ministers approved the development of an ASEAN Talent Mobility (ATM) Program (proposed by Thailand) which will serve as a platform to increase talent mobility (including researchers) not only intra-ASEAN but also between ASEAN and its dialogue partners.

• ASEAN Talent Mobility Workshops in 27-28 March 2014, 13-14 November 2014, 21-23 May 2015 in Thailand (www.aseantalent.net)

• A Study on the State of ASEAN Talent Mobility (September 2014 – October 2015)

• Pilot ASEAN Talent Mobility Program to be launched in 2015

Stocks and Flows of ASEAN STI Talents

(Researchers & Scientists)

Incentives & Barriers to Mobilize

Policy Recommendation to Promote Talent Mobility

Outputs, Outcomes & Impacts of Talent

Mobility

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The ASEAN Krabi Initiative Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for a Competitive , Sustainable and Inclusive ASEAN

STI Enculturation

Public-Private Partnership

Platform

Bottom-of-the -Pyramid (BOP)

Focus

Youth-focused Innovation

STI for Green Society

Organisational restructure for a meaningful delivery of STI agenda in ASEAN

ASEAN Innovation for Global Market

Green Technology

Digital Economy, New Media & Social Network

Science and Innovation for Life

Biodiversity for Health & Wealth

Energy Security

Water Resource Management

Food Security

ThematicAreas

Develop mechanisms to pursue partnerships and cooperation with other stakeholders in STI

Paradigm Shift

ASEAN 2015 – Vision of ASEAN Leaders

Rationale Roles of STI – A Balance between Competitiveness and Human Development (People-oriented STI)

Reinventing ASEAN Scientific Community for a Meaningful Delivery of STI Agenda in ASEAN

Courses of Action Enhance ASEAN Plan of Action on S&T for 2012-2015 and leverage the recommendations of the

Krabi Initiative for development of future APAST beyond 2015

Implement monitoring and evaluation mechanism for the implementation of STI thematic tracks

Endorsed by ASEAN S&T Ministers at the 6th IAMMST as a strategic directionfor STI cooperation in ASEAN, December 2010

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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN PLAN OF ACTION TO STRENGTHEN THE ASEAN-EU

ENHANCED PARTNERSHIP (2013-2017)

Promoting Cooperation in Science and Technology (S&T)1. Continue dialogue between Committee of Science and Technology (COST)

and the EU to promote cooperation in research and technology and innovation under the Framework Programme 7 (FP7) and its successor programme “HORIZON 2020”. Strengthen ASEAN-EU dialogue in the field of R&D including in applied S&T, as well as to reinforce the policy dialogue;

2. Support ASEAN to establish a network of S&T centres of excellence to promote closer cooperation, sharing of research facilities, technology transfer and commercialisation, and technology development, including joint programmes to promote science technology and innovation in vocational education through work-integrated learning;

3. Facilitate the exchange and mobility of scientists and researchers in accordance to the respective laws, rules, regulation, and national policies; and

4. Promote the implementation of the eight Thematic Tracks of the KrabiInitiative as a strategic platform for ASEAN-EU Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) cooperation. 4

ASEAN Plan of Action on STI 2016 – 2025 Vision/Goals/Thursts – draft as of 24 May 2015

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VISION: “A Science, Technology and Innovation-enabled ASEAN which is Innovative, competitive, vibrant, sustainable and economically integrated.”GOALS:1) ASEAN Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) addressing the Grand Challenges of the new millennium (T1, T2, T5)2) Economically integrated ASEAN involving active collaboration between the public & private sectors especially SMEs and enhanced mobility of talents (T1, T4, T6)3) Deep awareness of STI & the beneficial impacts of STI on the Bottom of the Pyramid (T2, T3, T5)4) An Innovation-driven economy with a deep STI enculturation and a system of seeding and sustaining STI by leveraging ICT and the resources of our talented young, women and private sectors (T1, T3)5) Active R&D collaboration, technology commercialisation and entrepreneurship and network of Centres of Excellence (T6, T8)6) An enhanced STI management system in the new AEC so as to support ASEAN innovation reaching global markets and that promotes innovation, integration and narrowing of development gaps across AMS (T2, T4, T7, T8)

Thrusts:1. Positioning STI as an Integral Part of Economic Integration, SMEs

levelling up, Talent Mobility and Public-Private Partnership 2. Enhancing the Role and Impact of STI for the benefit of bottom of

the pyramid3. Deepening STI enculturation among the ASEAN people particularly

the Youth and Women4. Embedding STI as Pillars of a Globally Competitive ASEAN5. Leveraging STI to address the Grand Challenges of the New

Millennium6. Forging smart STI partnerships and Collaborative Networks with

Centres of Excellence intra-ASEAN and with Dialogue Partners7. Establishing a sustainable financing mechanism to support STI

development and capability building across ASEAN8. Enhancing ASEAN STI Governance in the new AEC

ASEAN Plan of Action on STI 2016 – 2025 Vision/Goals/Thrusts – draft as of 24 May 2015

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Current Structure of ASEAN cooperation in S&T

AMMST

COST Advisory Bodies

ABASF

ABAPAST

ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology

Advisory Body on the ASEAN Science Fund

Advisory Body on the ASEAN Plan of Action on Science and Technology

TTF-TW

TWG-NPP

Technical Task Force on Tsunami Warning

Technical Working Groupon Nuclear Power Plant

ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology

SCB

SCFST

SCIRD

SCMG

SCMIT

SCMSAT

SCMST

SCNCER

SCOSA

EGMExperts Group on Metrology

Cooperation with DPs

ASEAN-China JSTC

ASEAN-India WGST

ASEAN-Japan CCST

ASEAN-Russia WGST

ASEAN-EU DST

ASEAN COST+3

ASEAN-ROK JSTC

ASEAN-USConsultation on S&T

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Proposed Structure in APASTI

AMMST

COST

Advisory Body

ABAPAST+ABASF

ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology

ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology

SCB

SCFST

SCISE (renamed)

SCMG

SCMIT

SCMSAT

SCMST

SCAER (renamed)

ASEAN-China JSTC

ASEAN-India WGST

ASEAN-Japan CCST

ASEAN-Russia WGST

ASEAN-EU DST

ASEAN COST+3

ASEAN-ROK JSTC

ASEAN-US S&T Consultation

Governance & Ethics TF

ASEAN Standing Committee

Subcom on Innovation and STI Ecosystem

Subcom on Alternative Energy Research

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The 3rd ASEAN Talent Mobility Workshop21-23 May 2014, Phuket Thailand

Initial Survey Results

21 May 2015

M ovenpick, Phuket

Nov 2014

The 2nd ATM Workshop, Thailand

Jan - Feb 2015

ATM survey content and layout design

Feb - Apr 2015

ATM survey data collection Website survey programming

ATM survey domestic workshop and ASEAN trips,

Report and initial infographic preparation

21-23 May 2015

3rd ATM Workshop,

Meeting with dialogue partners,

Progress report to 69th ASEAN COST Meeting, Phuket

Jun – August 2015

Selected ASEAN and dialogue partner visits

Data Analysis and Report write-up

Sep 2015

Final report and Infographics

Nov 2015

Report to 70th ASEAN COST Meeting

March 2014

The 1st ATM Workshop,

Thailand

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Focal Point Visits

Laos PDRCambodia MyanmarIndonesia

Vietnam

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Section I: Organizational profile

Section II: Stocks and flows

Section III: Motives to mobilise

Section IV: Mobility perspectives

ATM Survey

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All 10 ASEAN Countries Participating in the ATM Survey

10%

46%16%

5%

23%

State enterprise

Government agency

Higher education institute or

universityPrivate or business enterprise

Non-profit organisation

Others

As of 8 May 2015, 39 returned surveys covering 200,000+ Stocks of STI Personnel in 5 countries

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Stocks: Top 3 Fields of Education

Educational level Field of education

Doctoral degree Physical sciences, life science, humanities

Master’s degree Business & administration, arts, physical sciences

Bachelor’s degree Social & behavioural science,

physical sciences, mathematics & statistics

Below bachelor’s degree

Technician, personal services, arts

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Outbound and Inbound Trips

Outbound Number of trips Inbound Number of trips

ASEAN Region 2,023 ASEAN Region 1,022

Asia (non-ASEAN),

Australia, New

Zealand

2,131 Asia (non-ASEAN),

Australia, New

Zealand

190

Europe 487 Europe 46

Others 273 Others 13

Top 5 outbound countries outside ASEAN: Japan, China, ROK, India, USA

Top 5 inbound countries outside ASEAN: China, ROK, Japan, India, Germany

Paperwork processing time to mobilise a talent: ranging from 1-8.6 weeks,

with an average of 5.0 weeks 15

Percentage of Outbound Trips by Trip Duration

Region 2 wks – 2 months 2 – 6 months > 6 months

ASEAN 34.45 5.54 1.18

Asia, NZ, Australia

36.79 3.97 2.60

Europe 8.59 0.94 0.39

Others 5.31 0.16 0.08

Region 2 wks – 2 months 2 – 6 months > 6 months

ASEAN 40.05 19.28 21.09

Asia, NZ, Australia

5.90 4.17 4.88

Europe 1.10 0.87 1.65

Others 0.47 0.08 0.47

Percentage of Inbound Trips by Trip Duration

Asia = exclude ASEAN 16

Degree of Importance: Motives to Mobilise

2.41

2.77

2.94

3.03

3.15

3.21

3.27

3.32

3.37

3.40

3.53

3.62

3.63

3.69

3.76

3.83

3.83

3.86

3.94

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5

Religion

Childcare provision

Socio-cultural dimension

Family

Living Condition

Immigration regulations

Social security and pension systems

Personal compensation

Prospect for publication

Medical service access

Language

Working condition

Job promotion

Job security

Obtain research grant

Job satisfaction

Research facility

Maintenance of professional network

Collaboration

Professional motives Personal motives

Job related motives Government related motive

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Limitation of the survey

• The survey results are not intended to represent national data

• Individual opinions may not be directly reflected in the results. Most participating institutes either asked top management for opinions or conducted a focus group to rate the importance

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Findings from Preliminary Results

• The data show that mobility already exists among AMS.

• Majority of the top motives to mobilise is from the professional and job related groups.

• Institutes also have common purposes of mobility: increasing international competence, strengthening collaboration, developing partnerships, enhancing internationalization.

• Paperwork processing time vary among the AMS.

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Recommendations

– ASEAN Talent Registry– ASEAN single-window service for scientists and researchers

mobility– Potential national/regional talent mobility programs which can be

expanded to the ATM program• Thailand: STI Talent Mobility Program, International Research Network

Program• Malaysia: Academy of Sciences’ Mobility Program, TalentCorp Mobility

Program• Singapore: Contact Singapore Program• ASEAN-ROK: Prestigious scholarship program, ASIA Research Network and

ASEAN University Network • ASEAN-China: STEP – Talented Young Scientists Program• ASEAN-US: Women in Science Program• ASEAN-EU: SEA-EU Net Pilot Mobility Program, EURAXESS

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Thank you for your attention.

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