Advisory report 1: Attracting and retaining international top talent

If Flanders wants to be one of the top 5 innovative knowledge regions, we must attract and anchor top international talent in addition to developing our own talent through education and training. In order to help the Flemish Government with this priority, VARIO has delivered its first advice on this theme. The advisory report was drawn up on the basis of a thorough quantitative and qualitative analysis and after extensive consultation with the professional field: the knowledge institutes, companies and business sectors, FIT, VDAB, etc. These findings were tested against the expertise and know-how of the VARIO board members built up over many years and then translated into an integrated and coordinated strategy consisting of four major recommendations, expressed in 20 action points.