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“The future will lie with those Asian societies most able to acquire and apply knowledge, most nurturing of creativity and innovation, most able to retain their best and brightest people.” Dato Paduka Timothy Ong Teck Mong
“After observing the Asia setting the last 60 years, I am more than ever convinced that for poor nations with per capita income levels below $2,000 or $3,000, the western model, with its emphasis on democracy and political freedom, slows down economic growth.” Washington SyCip
“The New Economy has resulted in manufacturing being globally sourced and several services being carried out remotely. Over the past couple of years, another important global trend in innovation is catching up. Firms worldwide are linking up their entire supply chain right from the conception of ideas and innovation to manufacturing and placing the product in the market.” Dr. N.R. Narayana Murthy
“It is no longer an issue of the vision of Asian economic integration, but rather in practice it is the pace and pragmatism we apply in achieving it.” Haruhiko Kuroda
“What is more important than knowing how to recruit employees is knowing how to train them... Because of a shortage of qualified professional manpower and a mismatch between university education and industrial demand, management education and training is especially important.” Dr. Yoon-Dae Euh
“Over the last 15 years or so, in terms of Asian reactions to competing in a globalizing world, I noticed increasingly that concern has given way to confidence and that anxiety has given way to ambition.” Mark Fuller
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