Human talent
Colfuturo has opened its annual Programa Crédito Beca call for 2026, the first without government support, providing up to US$50,000 to Colombian professionals for master's or doctoral studies at top global universities. The initiative aims to build high-level human talent and encourage experts' return to Colombia through extra incentives.
Iniulat ng AI
In a conversatorio at the LR Forum on talent, education, and productivity, Sebastián Trujillo, vice president of the Private Competitiveness Council, emphasized that the educational gap is the main barrier to competitiveness in Colombia. He highlighted that a Colombian worker generates only US$18 per hour, compared to the OECD average of US$70. He also pointed out the paradox of high unemployment alongside a shortage of qualified talent in companies.