Solving the problem of human resources and talents in the 4.0 era

Solving the problem of human resources and talents in the 4.0 era

From the experience of some successful countries in digital transformation, identifying the characteristics of the 4.0 era, the authors offer a solution to the problem of human resources and talents for Vietnam to successfully convert numbers. LTS: Industrial revolution 4.0 opens a new era of development. There, a country that cares about building human resources, talent that quickly adapts to the times, knows how to use advanced technology and constantly innovates, that country will win in this fierce competition. We have synergistic advantages that not all countries have. Due to historical circumstances, we have a plentiful amount of overseas Vietnamese intellectual resources. Hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese scientists, experts and engineers are in countries with advanced science, many of whom are great experts, famous professors, and excellent engineers in human intelligence. Create is working for major industrial corporations, leading universities and research institutes in the world. Apply advanced data analysis and machine learning to smart fraud management in e-commerce. Photo: idea.gov.vn Another advantage is that currently, we have about 900,000 human resources in the information technology field, there are a large number of engineers in artificial intelligence, data science … The number of engineers in Blockchain and Fintech is on the rise. These viable factors do not turn into power by themselves, but require wise and creative leadership, organization and combination, knowing how to choose and focus resources on priority goals to create. so the synergy brought the country to a breakthrough. Those advantages are only brought into play when we have a contingent of talented, caring and competent national leaders. Challenges for human resources Besides advantages, our human resources have many limitations and weaknesses. Specifically, the number of untrained human resources is too large, accounting for 75% of the workforce, about 45 million people, which is a rather gloomy picture if we do not quickly equip the right skills. The World Economic Forum’s 2018 report assesses that our human resources are not ready for the 4.0 era, ranked 70 out of 100 countries. Also due to the low skill and nature of labor, our people are vulnerable to technological breakthroughs, losing their jobs and being replaced by automation, intelligent robots, and artificial intelligence. The number of 25% trained also has many problems. Vocational training quality ranks 80/100 countries, only higher than Cambodia (92/100), highly skilled human resources are also in the bottom group, ranking 81/100 countries. We are also close to the penultimate of 90 out of 100 countries in technology and innovation, especially the labor productivity is too low, only 7% of Singapore … Not to mention that there will be a large number of talented people. to other countries if we do not have a clear improvement in the working environment and regimes, policies … Furthermore, the manufacturing base is not ready for Industry 4.0, which belongs to the group of the book team, the average score is 4.9 / 10 – below the average, of which the production structure index is 4.96 / 10. ranked 48/100 countries, production motivation index reached 4.93 / 10, ranked 53rd. Two difficult human resources problems In order to bring into play the advantages and to overcome and overcome the challenges, we have to solve 3 very difficult problems at the same time. Firstly, the requirements for developing skilled human resources and talented people who are ready for digital transformation are extremely large, both in quantity and quality, while the education and training system, especially the elite. Study and vocational training are still weak and cannot be overcome overnight. Second, we need to maintain a consistently high GDP growth rate (over 7% / year) to reach the goal of becoming a high-income country by 2045, while the GDP growth momentum tends to slow down. over the 10-year span in the 1991-2018 period as pointed out by economist Tran Dinh Thien. Third, we need to develop and fully exploit advanced technology and constantly innovate, towards an economy based on innovation, increasing productivity, competitiveness and efficiency while The national innovation system is not only weak and stagnant, but also lacks strong enough pressure and motivation, lacks momentum and a favorable environment for development. Thus, we have to clear up growth bottlenecks and create new growth engines, at the same time we have to solve 2 difficult human resources problems to meet the requirements of the digital transformation period. Firstly, quickly equip the right skills for the majority of people to adapt to the digital transformation, and second, build a team of talent transforming core numbers with the spirit of innovation and leadership. the country’s digital transformation journey. Next period: Blocking skill gaps so as not to be dragged into the 4.0 era Dr. Pham Manh Hung – Dr. Bui Khac Linh (Institute of World Economics and Politics)