Pamella Franklin
Title: SMART CITY NARRATIVE AND TALENT POLICY: THE CASE OF TALLINN CITY
Supervisor: Dr. Jaanus Müür
Opponent: Dr. Vasilis Niaros
Defense: 18 January 2023
Abstract: The importance of effective and efficient international talent attraction and retention policies for a country cannot be over emphasized. Evidently, attracting and retaining international talents to a country creates more room for economic, socio-cultural and political growth or development of the said country. Now more than ever, countries and government institutions are directing their efforts towards attracting and retaining international talents. At the same time, the importance of smart people has increasingly been emphasized in the smart city literature. One can expect that cities that try to label themselves as smart cities are increasingly directing their attention on talent management. This research study discusses international talent attraction and retention in Tallinn City in the context of adapting the smart city narrative. Tallinn City has been selected as the focus and scope of this research study. This study places paramount focus on whether or not the adoption of smart city narrative has imparted Tallinn City and its strategy regarding talent management.
Keywords: Talent attraction and retention, smart city initiatives, talent policies, Tallinn City
