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The Future Worker: High-intensity knowledge work demands across the world. Are we ready? (Focus on Mexico)
Unformatted Document Text:  This rate clearly indicates the importance of improving the quotient of more qualified human capital in the labor arena. Figure 1 shows the R&D personnel in 2005 (Per thousand employees). R&D personnel in 2005 (Per thousand employees 0 5 10 15 20 25 China Turkey (2004) Mexico South Africa (2004) Portugal Poland Hungary Italy (2004) Slovak Republic Greece Ireland Czech Republic Spain Korea EU27 (2004) Netherlands (2003) Austria Germany Canada (2004) Australia (2004) Sw itzerland (2004) Belgium Norw ay Russian Federation New Zealand (2003) France (2004) Luxembourg Japan Denmark Sw eden (2001) Finland Researchers Others Figure 1.Source: OECD Science, Technology and Industry: Scoreboard 2007. Mexico's R&D investment in 2007 was just above 0.4% of GDP, a ratio that has remained more or less constant during the past decade (Datamonitor, 2008). Government funding is often insufficient for conducting active fundamental research projects, delaying the completion of such assignments, and the mass migration of technological workers to other countries has only served to exacerbate the problem of developing domestic research capabilities. Information Technology Landscape Information technology is transforming the traditional pattern of learning in higher education. The new goal is endlessly customized programs to transmit competencies and skills, any time, anywhere. According to Gartner Group: “It is estimated that the number of students in IT-related programs represents almost 11% of the national student enrollment. Approximately 400,000 students are enrolled in IT-related programs

Authors: Revilla E., Marcela C..
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This rate clearly indicates the importance of improving the quotient of more qualified human capital in the labor arena. 
Figure 1 shows the R&D personnel in 2005 (Per thousand employees).
R&D personnel in 2005 (Per thousand employees
 
 0
 5
 10
 15
 20
 25
China
Turkey (2004)
Mexico
South Africa (2004)
Portugal 
Poland
Hungary
Italy (2004)
Slovak Republic
Greece 
Ireland 
Czech Republic
Spain
Korea
EU27 (2004)
Netherlands (2003)
Austria 
Germany
Canada (2004)
Australia (2004)
Sw itzerland (2004)
Belgium
Norw ay
Russian Federation
New  Zealand (2003)
France (2004)
Luxembourg 
Japan
Denmark 
Sw eden (2001)
Finland
Researchers
Others
Figure 1.Source: 
Mexico's R&D investment in 2007 was just above 0.4% of GDP, a ratio that has remained more or less constant during 
the past  decade  (Datamonitor, 2008). Government  funding is often insufficient  for conducting active fundamental 
research projects, delaying the completion of such assignments, and the mass migration of technological workers to 
other countries has only served to exacerbate the problem of developing domestic research capabilities.  
Information Technology Landscape
Information technology is transforming the traditional pattern of learning in higher education. The new goal is endlessly 
customized programs to transmit competencies and skills, any time, anywhere. According to Gartner Group:
“It is estimated that the number of students in IT-related programs represents almost 11% of the  
national student enrollment. Approximately 400,000 students are enrolled in IT-related programs  


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