Abstract

DIAZ RODRIGUEZ, Héctor Eduardo. Talent migration and skills transformation in the ICT sector: Mexico and the World. Anál. econ. [online]. 2021, vol.36, n.92, pp.63-84.  Epub Oct 04, 2021. ISSN 2448-6655.  https://doi.org/10.24275/uam/azc/dcsh/ae/2021v36n92/diaz.

The world has experienced accelerated technological changes in the last 30 years, mainly associated with the explosion of Information and Communication Technologies. These changes have modified the productive structure of economies, and with it, the structure of employment and the skills required by human capital to function in this new environment. This study aims to analyze the changes occurred in the talent migration structure and the modifications in the skills required in the ICT industry, during the last 5 years in Mexico and in the world, using information from database Digital Data for Development of World Bank and LinkedIn. The analysis shows a dynamic ICT sector attracting talent from other industries worldwide. However, in Mexico the sector has lost dynamism and has become a net ejector of labor, since it only participates in some of the most dynamic activities. Also, it shows which are the activities that attract and expel talent in Mexico and in the world and offers a mapping of the skills required to perform in the ICT industry, a valuable input from the point of view of human capital, but also for the development of public policies aimed at increasing the endogenous capacities of the ICT sector.

Keywords : Talent migration; Technological Skills; Information and Communication Technologies; O15; O33; J24.

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