NDLI: Upgrading skills for current and future needs

Content Provider	OECD iLibrary
Organization	OECD
Abstract	Skills are a key component of industrial development. By making economies more flexible in the face of technological change and spurring innovation, they enable developing countries to shift from an input-driven to a productivity-driven growth model. Skills are necessary to increase total factor productivity, hence to move up the value chain. By contrast, skills mismatches – either shortages or surpluses – curb productivity growth and affect the ability of firms to compete globally. In this respect, co-ordination failures in developing countries translate into a suboptimal allocation of skills, thus slowing down economic growth. To remain competitive in the global economy and shift into industries with higher technology and greater knowledge intensity, industrial policies should not only invest in more and better skills, but also align education with labour market needs, improve the school-to-work transition, encourage the long-term adaptability of skills and promote international skills mobility. The international experience shows that the co-ordination of action between the main stakeholders in the skills market is a significant condition of success.
Page Count	36
Starting Page	147
Ending Page	182
Language	English
Publisher	OECD Publishing
Publisher Date	2013-06-21
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Governance Development Social Issues/Migration/Health
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Upgrading skills for current and future needs