These are the future growth areas to concentrate on:
1. The silver economy
2. The resource economy
3. The multi-technology future
4. The emerging-markets surge
The western economies stand to gain a lot from harnessing the skills of their aging population, so that is one area that India can choose to ignore for the time being. But not for too long either because we will soon have the same problem of retired people who need to be looked after, and we don't have an extensive government funded social security net in place, to do it on our behalf. The three other countries mentioned in the study, do have their governments looking after the welfare of their elderly population.
So if and when India decided to harness this untapped manpower, the report suggests putting steps in place. Such as these: • Widening the net by retaining older workers in the workforce.
• Ensuring future supply of “hands and minds”.
• Promoting the productive capacity of older workers.
The report further suggests how organisations can help with this.
• Age-proof your human capital by adapting the workplace environment.
• Recycle and diffuse the critical expertise of older workers.
• Develop your silver radar to capture marketshare.
When it comes to the resource economy and the jobs that can be created in this sector, these were the success-making conditions required on a government level.• Building the skills needed for a green economy, such as technical, engineering and
“green collar” skills.
• Enabling complementary infrastructure to support new technologies and energy solutions.
Meanwhile, organisations needed to ensure the following:
• Develop new products and services to serve the resource economy.
• Integrate a carbon price into business units to identify carbon hotspots.
• Turn scarcity into abundance by transforming waste into assets.
India stands to add Rs 458 billion to the 2020 GDP, 0.3% above the current trajectory. This will add 8,21,000 jobs.
Similarly with technology being used more extensively and adopted in more sectors, India will add Rs 4 trillion to 2020 GDP, which is 2.8% above the current trajectory. This will add 10.8 million jobs. For this to happen, the report suggests: • Honing digital literacy and skills through technology-enabled learning and tri-sector cooperation.
• Building the technological arteries by extending high-speed Internet access.
• Setting smart regulatory standards to spur adoption and investment in new technologies.
Meanwhile organisations can get started by:
• Embrace cloud computing for savings and flexibility.
• Use technology to pursue polycentric innovation.
• Create open innovation networks to harness the power of customers and stakeholders.
The last area where India stands to reap benefits is as an emerging market. India will see Rs 7 trillion added to its 2020 GDP - 4.9% above the current trajectory and it will add 28.2 million jobs. To get to these numbers, we will need to do the following: • Build new bridges through trade liberalization, economic diplomacy, new
technologies and collaborative partners.
• Uncover and strengthen comparative advantage and unleashing domestic excellence on to world markets.
While organisations can start on the following to get the same results:
• Create geographic options for inputs and customer markets.
• Be authentically local to tailor marketing and innovation toward emerging markets.
• Design a flexible international operating model to benefit from scale and standardization.
So with this roadmap laid out for India, is someone out there going to pay heed to it?
Read the report in detail here: http://www.accenture.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/PDF/Accenture_Institute_High_Performance_New_Waves_of_Growth_Executive%20Summary.pdf
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