ASEAN Talent Mobility

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 Mobility A 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) Stocks and Flows of ASEAN STI Talents (Researchers & Scientists) Incentives & Barriers to Mobilize Outputs, Outcomes & Impacts of Talent Mobility Policy Recommendation to Promote Talent Mobility Pilot ASEAN Talent Mobility Program to be launched in 2015 2

The ASEAN Krabi Initiative Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for a Competitive, Sustainable and Inclusive ASEAN Endorsed by ASEAN S&T Ministers at the 6 th IAMMST as a strategic direction for STI cooperation in ASEAN, December 2010 Rationale ASEAN 2015 Vision of ASEAN Leaders 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 Thematic Areas ASEAN Innovation for Global Market Energy Security Digital Economy, New Media & Social Network Water Resource Management Biodiversity for Health & Wealth Green Technology Food Security Science and Innovation for Life Paradigm Shift STI Enculturation Bottom-of-the - Pyramid (BOP) Focus Youth-focused Innovation STI for Green Society Public-Private Partnership Platform Courses of Action Organisational restructure for a meaningful delivery of STI agenda in ASEAN Develop mechanisms to pursue partnerships and cooperation with other stakeholders in STI 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 3

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 Krabi Initiative 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 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) 5

ASEAN Plan of Action on STI 2016 2025 Vision/Goals/Thrusts draft as of 24 May 2015 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 pyramid 3. Deepening STI enculturation among the ASEAN people particularly the Youth and Women 4. Embedding STI as Pillars of a Globally Competitive ASEAN 5. Leveraging STI to address the Grand Challenges of the New Millennium 6. Forging smart STI partnerships and Collaborative Networks with Centres of Excellence intra-asean and with Dialogue Partners 7. Establishing a sustainable financing mechanism to support STI development and capability building across ASEAN 8. Enhancing ASEAN STI Governance in the new AEC 6

Current Structure of ASEAN cooperation in S&T AMMST ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology 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-US Consultation on S&T COST ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology SCB SCFST SCIRD SCMG SCMIT SCMSAT SCMST SCNCER SCOSA Advisory Bodies ABASF Advisory Body on the ASEAN Science Fund ABAPAST Advisory Body on the ASEAN Plan of Action on Science and Technology EGM Experts Group on Metrology TTF-TW Technical Task Force on Tsunami Warning TWG-NPP Technical Working Group on Nuclear Power Plant 7

Proposed Structure in APASTI AMMST ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology ASEAN Standing Committee Governance & Ethics TF 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 COST ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology SCB SCFST SCISE (renamed) SCMG SCMIT SCMSAT SCMST SCAER (renamed) ABAPAST+ABASF Advisory Body Subcom on Innovation and STI Ecosystem Subcom on Alternative Energy Research 8

The 3 rd ASEAN Talent Mobility Workshop 21-23 May 2014, Phuket Thailand Initial Survey Results 21 May 2015 M ovenpick, Phuket

Feb - Apr 2015 Nov 2014 The 2 nd ATM Workshop, Thailand ATM survey data collection Website survey programming ATM survey domestic workshop and ASEAN trips, Report and initial infographic preparation Jun August 2015 Selected ASEAN and dialogue partner visits Data Analysis and Report write-up Nov 2015 Report to 70 th ASEAN COST Meeting March 2014 The 1 st ATM Workshop, Thailand Jan - Feb 2015 ATM survey content and layout design 21-23 May 2015 3 rd ATM Workshop, Meeting with dialogue partners, Progress report to 69 th ASEAN COST Meeting, Phuket Sep 2015 Final report and Infographics 10

Focal Point Visits Vietnam Cambodia Laos PDR Myanmar Indonesia 11

ATM Survey Section I: Organizational profile Section II: Stocks and flows Section III: Motives to mobilise Section IV: Mobility perspectives 12

All 10 ASEAN Countries Participating in the ATM Survey 5% 23% 16% 10% 46% State enterprise Government agency Higher education institute or university Private 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 13

Stocks: Top 3 Fields of Education Educational level Doctoral degree Master s degree Bachelor s degree Below bachelor s degree Field of education Physical sciences, life science, humanities Business & administration, arts, physical sciences Social & behavioural science, physical sciences, mathematics & statistics Technician, personal services, arts 14

Outbound and Inbound Trips Outbound Number of trips Inbound Number of trips ASEAN Region 2,023 ASEAN Region 1,022 Asia (non-asean), 2,131 Asia (non-asean), 190 Australia, New Zealand Australia, New Zealand 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 Percentage of Inbound Trips by Trip Duration 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 Asia = exclude ASEAN 16

Degree of Importance: Motives to Mobilise Professional motives Job related motives Personal motives Government related motive Collaboration Maintenance of professional network Research facility Job satisfaction Obtain research grant Job security Job promotion Working condition Language Medical service access Prospect for publication Personal compensation Social security and pension systems Immigration regulations Living Condition Family Socio-cultural dimension Childcare provision Religion 3.94 3.86 3.83 3.83 3.76 3.69 3.63 3.62 3.53 3.40 3.37 3.32 3.27 3.21 3.15 3.03 2.94 2.77 2.41 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 17

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 18

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. 19

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 20

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