{"id":202,"date":"2013-03-16T17:51:26","date_gmt":"2013-03-16T17:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.internationaldiplomat.com\/?p=202"},"modified":"2013-03-16T17:51:26","modified_gmt":"2013-03-16T17:51:26","slug":"world-economic-forum-ilo-perspective-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12h71.com\/?p=202","title":{"rendered":"World Economic Forum : An ILO Perspective 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. It holds meetings throughout the year and issues a number of publications.\"International<\/a>
\nTo celebrate its first forty years, a book was published in 2009.* Its opening page carries a quote by Goethe \u201cUntil one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffective, concerning all acts of initiative (and creation). There is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans\u00a0: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one\u2019s favour all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now.\u201d In 1970-71, the Forum\u2019s first office was a garage-like pavilion of about thirty square metres. After moving to a small office in the centre of Geneva, in late 1973, with just four people, it transferred to a villa in the suburb of Cologny, a residential area of Geneva. By 1998 the Forum had grown to include 73 full-time and 26 part-time colleagues. Each available corner of the house, even bathrooms, the garage and patios had been gradually taken over and transformed into workspace.
\nSince the beginning of the 1990s, the Forum\u2019s Founder and Executive Chairman, Klaus Schwab had entered into negotiations to purchase a large property in Cologny but intermittent discussions with the owner went nowhere because the asking price was too high.
\nAfter a few years of persistence, the Forum managed to buy the property at a reasonable price and with the help of the government of Geneva. On 1 November 1998 the World Economic Forum inaugurated its new headquarters and settled into what really may be called its home. The building gave the organisation a visible identity, raising its stature among its partners, members, constituents and collaborators. The organisation has continued to grow to around 400 colleagues.
\nAnnual Meeting 2013<\/strong>
\nIts 43rd Annual Meeting was held in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, from 23 to 27 January 2013 with more than 2,500 business, government and civil society representatives participating in 270 plus sessions on the official programme. Many world leaders participated. Its Report is titled Resilient Dynamism reflecting the principal themes of discussion\u00a0: Leading Through Adversity, Restoring Economic Dynamism and Strengthening Societal Resilience, the subjects of separate reports.
\nThe Annual Meeting became known as the first \u201cDigital Davos\u201d when an unprecedented number of sessions were streamed live over the internet offering continuous live broadcasts of the Meeting\u2019s main events featuring scores of interviews with top talent. Participants followed the Twitter leader board with number of tweets published and number of retweets. Participants were more involved than ever on reporting content of the Annual Meeting.
\nOver seventy sessions were covered by participant rapporteurs who interviewed session moderators and posted blogs on the Forum\u2019s website. In the midst of crisis, the international community came together to act in a concerted way to pull the global economy from the brink \u2026 especially across the broad agenda to build resilient dynamism. The world\u2019s movers and shakers participated each with their perspective. Above all, the underlying issue is jobs. There are 200 million people unemployed worldwide.
\nThe Forum and the ILO share common interests in facing challenges for management and workers. They address some of the fundamental issues of job creation, gender parity, health and leverage of experience with considerations pertaining to an aging work force. Both have well established networks of partnership involving decision makers across the spectrum of society.
\nAn ILO Perspective 2013<\/strong>
\nGuy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organisation, spoke at the Meeting on the theme Education and Skills\u00a0: The Book of Jobs. He warned that there cannot be any real economic growth without jobs. \u201cIt is not only the element of the economic malaise we have, but it is also the quintessential centre of it all\u201d. The intensity of the financial crisis may appear to be receding, but jobs\u2019 markets are giving completely different signals.
\nHerein lies the conundrum\u00a0: if there are no jobs, the economy cannot grow\u00a0; and if the economy cannot grow, it cannot create jobs. Worldwide 75 million young people are unemployed and these numbers are rising.
\nAt the same time, employers lament that they cannot find skilled workers. The cruel irony is that there are many unfilled jobs worldwide. In Europe, 3 million positions cannot be filled, although 25 million, mostly young people, are looking for work. Panellists placed the blame, in part, on an education system that teaches skills and knowledge unaligned with what the real world requires.
\nIt is not only the hard skills. Soft skills, such as good communication, interpersonal relationships, collaboration and conflict resolution, need to be taught – ideally from a young age. Every sector, including businesses, NGOs, government, parents and the unemployed, need to work together to address this,
\nPanellists in several sessions pointed to the need for universal education. The next big idea or cure for cancer could be locked inside a young person in Bangladesh or India who will never have a chance to go to school. Unleashing the power of young people will entail eliminating illiteracy.
\nOnline education is the next big jump\u00a0; it unlocks trapped value. As a result, in the next decade or two education should become available to everyone on the planet.
\nIta Marguet<\/strong>
\nNote\u00a0: Acknowledgement is given to sources in preparation of this text. *The World Economic Forum A Partner in Shaping History The first 40 Years 1971 to 2010.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. It holds meetings throughout the year and issues a number of publications. To celebrate its first forty years, a book was
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