Whatever the reason, said Dr. Diana S. Natalicio, president of the University of Texas at El Paso and vice chairwoman of the science board, the numbers show that the nation could soon face a shortage of talent in critical areas of science and technology.
"Britain has an enormous amount of talent in areas such as telecommunications and robots.
Fortunately, Mr. Ortiz had plenty of talent in areas other than painting.
Production is hampered by a shortage of sophisticated talent in areas such as fashion photography, styling and make-up.
"But there is not a lot of proven talent in areas like social networking that are battlefields for today's companies.
At the senior level, finding the right combination of talent can be especially tricky in areas of the Middle East, including the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, where locals tend to join the public sector, said Rana Ghandour Salhab, Deloitte Middle East talent partner, based in Beirut, Lebanon.
Then, at the Governors Awards in November, Boone Issacs announced a new academy initiative, A2020, designed to promote inclusion within its own staff as well as advocate for an "industry-wide commitment" to partner with the academy to "hire, mentor, encourage and promote talent in all areas of our profession".
Yes, companies can hire talent in areas in which they are deficient, but then that deficient area is not really part of the company's DNA.
I am concerned because bright young entrepreneurs and engineers, as well as the venture capitalists and their billions, could be spending their time, talents and money to spur innovation in areas of critical need: feeding a growing planet, finding new solutions for energy, and providing health care around the world, to name a few.
It's tough to build a software product anywhere in the world, and even tougher in India because of lack of talent in the area of user experience (UX), according to Bhatia.
