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Innovate New York: Public Services
On Thursday, January 7, the Levin Institute, in partnership with the New York Academy of Sciences, hosted another Innovate New York session, this time discussing innovation in public services. The speakers were Dr. Amanda Parsons of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Anne Altman of the IBM Corporation; and Joseph Morrisroe, head of 311 for the NYC Department of Technology and Telecommunications. The session was moderated by Garrick Utley, President of the Levin Institute.
Levin Releases New Study on Global Talent in the BRIC Countries
Talent has become an increasingly key strategic asset for both nations and corporations and actions have to be taken to raise the quality of the talent pool to meet the economic, technological and societal changes, a 4-year research project – the study of talent in the BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and Singapore, finds. This major endeavor has been undertaken by The Levin Institute, with support from IBM and participation of researchers from countries under study.
Click here to read the executive summary of the project, The Evolving Global Talent Pool: Lessons from the BRICS Countries.
Click here to read the Nature story on the Global Talent Pool study
JumpStartNYC
JumpStart NYC is a proven, three-month educational program to help individuals apply their knowledge, skills, and abilities in opportunities beyond financial services.
JumpStartNYC includes: 5 day intensive boot camp at Levin to re-orient talent from financial companies to succeed in small company environments; 10 week action-learning project at a Firm, including digital media, the arts, green technology, financial and other services; regular mentoring and networking sessions; and, 1-day wrap-up session.
The Levin Institute has announced that their next JumpStart NYC program to help individuals leaving jobs in the financial services sector is scheduled to begin on April 5, 2010.
Follow us on Twitter to find out the latest news, dates and deadlines for upcoming JumpStartNYC programs.
FastTrac Program Accepting New Participants
We are now accepting applications for FastTrac NewVenture starting on February 22nd and for FastTrac GrowthVenture starting in April.
FastTrac is a training program to help emerging entrepreneurs, including those displaced from the financial services sector, start new businesses and help existing entrepreneurial business owners run their businesses.