Among Hungary's strengths is a high standard of scientific education that helps nourish a "small but great talent pool, and a very creative culture, " Mr. Balogh said.
We have a great talent pool, some of whom have achieved international stardom, but for most designers it is a struggle to make enough to earn a living.
"There's going to be a great talent pool to tap," said Henry M. Paulson Jr., the chief executive of Goldman Sachs, who sits on the advisory board of the Indian School of Business along with the top executives of DaimlerChrysler, GE Capital, Royal Dutch/Shell and other large companies.
Tallinn had a great talent pool, he said: "Software companies are absorbing a lot of this labor, but, when it comes to hardware, there are only a few companies around".
"Shanghai has a great talent pool, in part because it's a city where young people want to live," says Jun Tang, the president of Microsoft China.
"We have easy access to Asia, there's a great talent pool in Southeast Asia, and the government [of Singapore] has been very helpful, too".
They also propose a national review of the problems facing two-scientist couples in hopes that solving them may allow the country to take "greater advantage" of this talent pool.
I often hear managers and headhunters in other professions describe with great anguish the small talent pool from which candidates come.
