KIGALI, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda has been ranked among top ten countries in Sub-Saharan Africa that are most talent competitive, according to 2017 Global Talent Competitive Index (GTCI).
The findings released on Monday in Davos, Switzerland measures how countries grow, attract and retain talent, providing a resource for decision makers to develop strategies for boosting their talent competitiveness.
The theme of 2017 GTCI is "Talent and Technology: Shaping the Future of Work."
It ranks 118 countries and explores the effects of technological change on talent competitiveness.
The report ranked Rwanda 6th as the most talent competitive country in Sub-Saharan Africa and 91st globally with a score of 36.76 percent.
Overall, the small central African country was ranked as the most competitive country in the East African region followed by Kenya on 7th position (Sub-Saharan Africa) and 97th on global scale with a score of 35.02 percent.
Mauritius has been ranked the most talent competitive country in sub-Saharan Africa followed by Botswana and South Africa respectively.
According to 2017 Global Talent Competitiveness Index, Switzerland topped the overall index, followed by Singapore. The United Kingdom and the United States rank third and fourth respectively in the list released by INSEAD produced in partnership with The Adecco Group and the Human Capital Leadership Institute of Singapore (HCLI).
"When it comes to technology and talent, Rwanda is trying to usher in a new era of creating new job opportunities and sustainable growth, while offering new generations the possibility to live in a competitive world," Jean Philbert Nsengimana, Rwanda minister of youth and ICT told reporters on Monday while reacting to the 2017 GTCI.
Launched for the first time in 2013, the GTCI is an annual benchmarking report that measures the ability of countries to compete for talent.
Ilian Mihov, Dean of INSEAD, said the report underlines the role of education that remains fundamental to reach complex set of goals.
"With this fourth edition, the GTCI report has clearly reached the level of international recognition we were aiming for when it was first launched. By focusing on 'technology and talent', this year's report points at some of the most challenging issues that the world economy will face in the coming years." he added in a statement.
