Abstract

HARFI, Mohamed. Movilidad de doctores: tendencias y temas en debate. Rev. iberoam. cienc. tecnol. soc. [online]. 2006, vol.3, n.7, pp.87-104. ISSN 1850-0013.

International mobility has become a key element in the process of accumulating human capital in research. It is necessary for scientific excellence which relies on interaction between researchers at international level. It also ensures that public and private teaching establishments and research laboratories are competitive. The question, however, is how can this mobility be developed so that it is of benefit to the host country or the country of origin by improving their research potential. This is the key issue for government decision makers who by means of a variety of policies (immigration policy, funding, etc) seek to attract highly qualified staff, especially the best foreign researchers, and to improve the rate of return of their citizens working abroad. First of all, this paper addresses the question of the importance of international mobility of human resources in science and technology, especially doctorate holders, in a knowledge-based society. The paper also presents a matrix to characterise the questions and types of analysis to which the availability of internationally harmonised statistics and the use of appropriate indicators should contribute. Finally, it shows the relationship between the international mobility and the more global issues of developments in systems of education, research and innovation, immigration, the labour market, and indeed the competitiveness of the host country and the country of origin.

Keywords : International mobility; Doctorate holders; Human resources; Brain drain; Knowledge society.

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