Talent diplomacy may become the next driver of global economic growth

The drivers of economic power have always traditionally been accessing to capital, energy, technology, and markets; but more nations are now running up against that much more difficult resource to generate fast talent. Unlike capital, talent is not something that can be conjured out of thin air overnight, it takes years to educate, train, and ready the workforce. But at the same time that world economies are in need of more workers, the number of people available is declining.