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Context plays a critical role in talent development, yet most national analyses continue to rely on individual-centered talent concepts. This paper highlights the limitations of traditional models for assessing how countries support talent and proposes a resource-oriented, systemic alternative. Building on the Educational and Learning Capital Approach (ELCA), this study argues that national talent development depends on the availability, accessibility, and orchestration of both endogenous and exogenous learning resources across systemic levels. By analyzing the clumping patterns of excellence in STEM, the arts, sports, and innovation, this paper illustrates the unequal global distribution of talent-supportive environments. Seven key principles for effective resource orchestration are outlined, offering a framework for evaluating and strengthening national talent ecosystems. The paper concludes that systematic assessment and strategic enhancement of national resource landscapes are critical for sustainable talent development and for ensuring that human potential can flourish more equitably across countries. Full article

This study examines the challenges and opportunities in global talent management (GTM) systems within developed economies, with a specific focus on Republic of Korea. The research investigates both internal and external factors—positive and negative—that shape GTM strategies across key national high-tech industries. Framed within a human-centric model, the study identifies three dominant global megatrends—technological, socio-economic, and cultural—that significantly influence talent ecosystem dynamics. The study is framed as a qualitative interview-based analysis, supported by quantitative descriptive data for contextual analysis. A qualitative approach was employed, addressing the quantitative analysis of statistical labor market data to qualitative interviews (n = 42) conducted with high-level STEM professionals pursuing global talent status. Quantitative statistics indicate a measurable decline in global talent inflow to Republic of Korea in the past year. Qualitative findings reveal critical deterrents—including regulatory, organizational, and cultural barriers—as well as motivational drivers influencing global mobility decisions. These factors were synthesized within the three identified megatrends to provide a comprehensive view of GTM system dynamics. Based on the findings, the study offers strategic, human-centered recommendations for enterprises and academic institutions to enhance their GTM practices in an era of accelerating technological change. The results offer practical guidance for policymakers, business leaders, educators, and researchers seeking to align talent strategies with evolving global trends. Full article

The exploration and development of deep oil and gas resources are becoming the primary focus in the fossil energy sector, thereby increasing the demand for highly skilled engineers. Colleges and universities play a crucial role in cultivating talent in petroleum engineering. However, the current traditional teaching systems, particularly in experimental practices, face significant challenges, such as low efficiency, limited environments, and a disconnect between theoretical knowledge and practical application. To address these issues and enhance learners’ practical abilities and comprehension, we introduced digital twin technology into the experimental teaching of deep energy exploitation. This paper analyzes innovative pedagogical approaches, with a special emphasis on the real-time visualization of hydraulic fracturing. Supported by the National Key Laboratory of Chengdu University of Technology, our research team developed multiple digital twin platforms for both indoor and onsite hydraulic fracturing. These platforms utilize advanced algorithms and models, enabling real-time data acquisition and visualization analysis. Pilot teaching results demonstrate that the virtual experimental system based on digital twin technology encourages active learner engagement, improves their understanding of digitalization in engineering, and enhances their professional skills in deep oil and gas exploration. The digital twin-based visualization system is a valuable tool for experimental teaching in deep energy exploitation, and its application could serve as a model for other engineering disciplines. Full article

To cope with the current resource, energy, and environmental problems faced by the manufacturing industry, energy conservation has become a long-term national development strategic policy. Specifically, the problems of high energy consumption and low energy efficiency in hydraulic systems have received considerable attention. Based on previous research on hydraulic energy-saving technology, this paper discusses the problems and challenges faced by such technology in higher education, the methods of integrating this technology into the curricula of mechanical majors, and the implementation of teaching reform. In the selected case study, hydraulic energy-saving technology was incorporated into the hydraulic experiment and practical training course of our school, focusing on the integration of energy-saving and emission-reduction concepts in the field of mechanical engineering teaching and research. Integrating hydraulic energy-saving technology into teaching and research not only enriches the content of mechanical engineering degree courses but also integrates professional knowledge with future work practice, provides methods and technical support for future research by teachers and students, and stimulates new ideas for the teaching reform and talent cultivation of mechanical engineering majors. Full article

Scotland is a small country with an education system whose roots lie within an inclusive and egalitarian approach to the education of young people. Subsequent legislation, policies, and curriculum frameworks have been influenced by this, and also by the international move toward equitable, inclusive, and quality lifelong learning for all. Supporting those who are highly able/gifted and talented against such a backdrop offers both opportunities and challenges. In this qualitative study, the Global Principles for Professional Learning in Gifted Education are used to interrogate recent key legislation; the current curriculum framework, Curriculum for Excellence, and the National Framework for Inclusion; to ascertain the extent to which this inclusive approach, on paper, affords in-class and school-based support for gifted and talented/highly able learners. The results indicate that the legislative and policy frameworks coalesce with the Global Principles. While legislation does not change practice, it does influence and shape practice, and so can be used as a springboard for developing dynamic, culturally appropriate opportunities for Scotland’s gifted young people. Full article

The construction of digital government is an essential premise and foundation to improve a national governance system. Based on the Wuli–Shili–Renli (WSR) framework, this paper applies fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to data from 31 Chinese provinces to investigate how six conditional variables (information-infrastructure construction, organizational construction, financial support, digital-policy support, public demand, and digital talent) jointly affect the construction level of digital government (CDG). The results show that none of the six conditions is necessary for the CDG, and three paths exist to enhance the CDG. Information-infrastructure construction and digital-policy support play a more significant role in digital-government transformation than other variables. As a subjective and controllable approach, digital policy may significantly affect the CDG in the short term. Based on the findings above, we propose policy recommendations for strengthening the elements of coordination, enhancing the construction of information infrastructure in each province, and enhancing the digital-policy support system. This study provides a new research framework and theoretical perspective for improving global digital-government construction. Full article

In order to solve the problems of national and international research and the current situation, the following must be addressed: the research method is more traditional; the research perspective is relatively single; the index construction lacks a theoretical basis; the index selection is more one-sided; the data is only cross-sectional; the financial and talent support is insufficient; the service level of public service facilities is not good; the awareness of cultural preservation and inheritance is insufficient; and the level of management across administrative regions is differentiated. At the same time, to meet the top-level design needs of constructing a rural historical and cultural preservation and inheritance system, the non-oriented, region-wide EBM (Epsilon-Based Measure)-GML (Global-Malmquist) model is constructed under the condition of VRS (Variable Returns to Scale), which includes non-desired outputs. Additionally, an index system for assessing the value of rural preservation and inheritance in China is also constructed. Taking the typical rural area in the Western Liao River Basin of Inner Mongolia as an example, the panel data from 2019 to 2021 are selected for empirical analysis, and the conclusions and countermeasures are as follows: 1. The overall preservation improves year by year, and partly shows high preservation in the southwest and low preservation in the northeast. The advantageous areas should update the preservation and inheritance methods to enhance the driving effect on other areas; other areas should continuously improve the quality and efficiency. 2. The difference between rural areas with the highest and lowest assessed values increases year by year, showing the Matthew effect. It is necessary to realize the policy meaning of the value assessment index system by strengthening the overall preservation, integrating the preservation and inheritance into the rural development of the whole basin, strengthening the overall management, reforming the preservation and inheritance management mode, and improving the management efficiency of rural in the whole basin. 3. Strengthen the technical empowerment and scientific preservation and inheritance. It is necessary to learn the advanced technology concept and transform the technical achievements over time. Full article

Green technology innovation, containing economic, social and ecological triple value effects, plays an important role in promoting regional high-quality development. In this paper, we take the Central Plains city cluster, one of China’s top ten national city clusters, as the research object and use the super-efficiency SBM-DEA model to measure and analyze its green technology innovation efficiency. The panel spatial Durbin model (SDM) is used to empirically investigate the market-based, policy and social factors that affect green technology innovation efficiency in the Central Plains city cluster. The main findings are as follows: (1) The green technology innovation efficiency in the Central Plains city cluster shows a fluctuating upward trend from 2009 to 2019, and the spatial differences are obvious, but this spatial difference has converged somewhat over time; (2) Economic development and industrial structure upgrading are the dominant market forces driving green technology innovation efficiency in the Central Plains city cluster, while opening up and enterprise performance hurt the efficiency of green technology innovation; (3) By strengthening environmental regulation and fiscal expenditures on science and technology, the government plays a guiding role in promoting green technology efficiency; (4) Human capital can provide talent support for green technology innovation to effectively promote the efficiency of green technology innovation in the Central Plains city cluster, while the impact of urbanization on green technology innovation efficiency is not significant; (5) In addition to urbanization, the market-based, policy, and social factors that affect green technology innovation efficiency in the Central Plains city cluster also present significant spatial spillover effects. To further promote green technology innovation efficiency in the Central Plains city cluster in the future, we should significantly promote the green transformation and upgrading of industrial structure, improve the quality of opening up to the outside world, strengthen environmental supervision and optimize its governance model, increase government support for green innovation, improve the talent cultivation and introduction system, and mobilize enterprises’ enthusiasm for green technology innovation. Full article

Working towards sustainable population development is an important part of carbon mitigation efforts, and decoupling carbon emissions from population development has great significance for carbon mitigation. Based on the construction of a comprehensive population development index (PDI), this study adopts a decoupling model to explore the dependence between carbon emissions and PDI across 30 Chinese provinces from 2001 to 2017. Then, the stochastic impacts by regression on population, affluence and technology (STIRPAT) model is used to investigate the impact of population factors on carbon emissions. The results show that the decoupling relationship between carbon emissions and PDI has experienced a transformation from expansive negative coupling to expansive coupling and then to weak decoupling at the national level, while some provinces have experienced the same evolutionary process, but the decoupling state in most provinces is not ideal. Sending talent to western provinces and developing low-carbon supporting industries will accelerate carbon decoupling. At the national level, incorporating environmental protection into the existing education system as part of classroom teaching could contribute to carbon decoupling. Full article