Content Analysis of Talent Policy on Promoting Sustainable Development of Talent: Taking Sichuan Province as an Example

Huiqin Zhang,Meng Wang,Xudong Chen,Ting Deng

doi:10.3390/su11092508

Abstract

Sustainable development of talent refers to the establishment of institutionalized, standardized, and systematic stabilization measures and procedures based on scientific principles. A talent management system is a series of systematic, regular, and systematic practices instead of policy that is short-term, fragmented, and involves special measures and practices. As an effective means of policy analysis, talent policy instruments play a critical role in promoting the sustainable development of talent. This study constructs an analytical framework from the dimensions of policy instruments, policy targets, and policy strength to examine the policy sustainability. It selects 30 talent policies issued by the Sichuan government as the research sample and uses ROST and NVivo software to quantify policy instruments, policy targets, and policy strength as analytical units. The results show that, in the supply-side policy instruments, many “capital investment” policy measures have been used, but the role of “talent information support” in the role of talent development has been neglected. Among the environmental policy instruments, “strategic measures” are used more frequently, and the economic leverage of “tax finance” has not been fully used. Among the demand-side policy instruments, “talent introduction” and “trade control” are used more frequently, but the application of “overseas talent agencies” remains unused. Policy targets focus on talent innovation and talent efficiency but pay less attention to talent flow, and policy strength is in line with strategic adjustments, but policies are not sufficiently sustainable. The formulation of regional talent policy should focus on the operability of policies, improve the structure of policy targets, and lead to sustainable development. In addition, it is necessary to strengthen the implementation of policies and promote the sustainable development of talent.

Highlights

To develop high-end manufacturing, high-tech industries, artificial intelligence, international finance, and so forth, each city needs a group of high-end talent with international vision and understanding of international rules and many professionals in finance, trade, culture, and education
Our study shows that in the supply-side policy instruments, many “capital investment” policy measures have been used, but the role of “talent information support” in the role of talent development has been neglected
This study constructs an analytical framework from the dimensions of policy instruments, policy targets, and policy strength to examine policy sustainability

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Introduction

To develop high-end manufacturing, high-tech industries, artificial intelligence, international finance, and so forth, each city needs a group of high-end talent with international vision and understanding of international rules and many professionals in finance, trade, culture, and education. Each city needs all types of professional workers and various social service talents. China must accelerate the transition from a demographic dividend to talent bonus. With the decrease in the birth rate and the imbalance of urban development, some cities in the north and west of China have gradually appeared to be “hollowing”. The Chinese economy has experienced rapid development for 40 years and has reached an inflection point in which the demographic dividend is disappearing and the problem of aging is serious. In 2018, the ratio of people over 65 years old increased to 11.9%

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