Seoul advised to improve quality of living to attract foreign talent
Seoul exhorted to buck up on various aspects like language, culture, art, and cost of living if they are to attract young talent
By Kim Se-jeong
Attracting young talent is now a mounting task for leaders around the world and Seoul is no exception.
That was the topic at a meeting of the Seoul International Business Advisory Council (SIBAC), a group of 25 volunteer advisors that gives the mayor policy recommendations, Friday.
The three-hour session on Monday began with a reality check.
“Seoul has low productivity and a low quality of living (compared with other big cities),” said Peter Zec, president of Red Dot GmbH & Co., referring to analysed data from his company. He stressed that the young generation look more for places with a high quality of living than job opportunities, so creating a friendly environment should be an important priority for Seoul.
What would make Seoul friendlier?
Language, culture, art, cost of living and quality of education were among those things mentioned, and all council members maintained that Seoul has room for improvement on all fronts.