Le français se hisserait au 3e rang des langues les plus parlées au monde

Le français se hisserait au 3e rang des langues les plus parlées au monde [caption id="attachment_3085" align="aligncenter" width="499"] Le français se classe en troisième position, derrière l'anglais et le mandarin, des langues les plus parlées dans le monde. Crédits photos : Gouhier Nicolas/ABACA[/caption]   Par Alice Develey Mis à jour le 25/12/2016 à 11:14 Publié le 25/12/2016 à 06:00 Selon une nouvelle étude de l'Institut européen d'administration des affaires, le français serait la troisième langue des affaires dans le monde. Il arriverait ainsi derrière l'anglais et le mandarin, respectivement à la première et deuxième place du classement. Qui a dit que le français avait perdu son aura à l'étranger? D'après une étude publiée par l'école de commerce de l'INSEAD, le rayonnement de la langue de Molière la classerait au troisième rang des idiomes les plus parlés dans le monde. Une place due à son influence culturelle et à sa force économique. Avec près de 275 millions de locuteurs dans le monde, le français peut se targuer d'accueillir toujours davantage de francophones dans ses rangs. Un chiffre en constante augmentation, notamment porté par l'Afrique subsaharienne, précise le rapport de l'Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie OIF. Aussi n'est-il pas étonnant que le…

Le français serait la troisième langue du monde, selon une nouvelle étude

Le français serait la troisième langue du monde, selon une nouvelle étude PUBLIÉ LE LUNDI 19 DÉCEMBRE 2016 À 2 H 33 [caption id="attachment_3048" align="aligncenter" width="635"] Le français reste une langue de prestige, selon l'étude de l'INSEAD. Photo : Radio-Canada[/caption] Le français serait la troisième langue en puissance dans le monde, selon une nouvelle étude de l'école de commerce INSEAD, et ce, même si la croissance du nombre de locuteurs est plus faible par rapport à d'autres langues. Un texte de Mathieu Simard « Il était difficile de trouver une méthode pour mesurer les langues », explique l'auteur de l'étude, Kai Chan. Après six mois de travail, l'économiste et chercheur à l'école de commerce INSEAD est parvenu à créer un indicateur pour classer les langues en fonction de leur puissance. Une vingtaine de critères, comme la distribution géographique de la langue ou sa force économique, ont été pris en compte pour établir le palmarès. La vitalité du tourisme et l'influence culturelle ont également été étudiés. Le français est associé à des pays comme la Belgique, la Suisse, le Canada, la France des pays très puissants grâce à leur culture et leur PIB. Kai Chan, économiste INSEAD L'anglais et le mandarin occupent respectivement la première et…

Expert opinion: Power Language Index (PLI)

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‘We live in a globalized world,’ House most ethnically diverse in Canadian history, but still has long way to go: research

‘We live in a globalized world,’ House most ethnically diverse in Canadian history, but still has long way to go: research A record 47 visible minority and 10 indigenous MPs were elected in this House. [caption id="attachment_3076" align="aligncenter" width="500"] The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright and the Parliament of Canada[/caption] By ABBAS RANA PUBLISHED : Monday, Nov. 21, 2016 12:00 AM PARLIAMENT HILL—It’s the most ethnically diverse House of Commons in Canadian history, but it still has a long way to go. The House is still mostly white, male, and English-speaking, according to a study conducted by Kai Chan, who released his data to The Hill Times, and most MPs are married, 30 per cent are bilingual, 13 per cent were born outside Canada, women make up 26 per cent of the House, 14 per cent are visible minorities, three per cent are indigenous, most studied politics, most were lawyers, and most have post-secondary education. Among the 338 MPs elected in the last general election, the most common age group is 50-59, 214 MPs are married, and 26 MPs have four or more children, according to Mr. Chan, an expatriate Canadian economist who now resides in the United Arab Emirates and who holds a…

Human capital is key to creating knowledge economy

Human capital is key to creating knowledge economy Staff Report/dubai Filed on November 6, 2016 The most critical element for shifting away from hydrocarbons towards a knowledge economy is to build up the human and intelligence capital of a country. If the UAE can continue to provide a stable and open society, it will be able to leverage itself as a gateway connecting the traditional centres of power in the West with the rising East, said Dr Kai L. Chan, economist and distinguished fellow at Insead, advisor to Prime Minister's Office of the UAE/Minister of State Office. Dr Chan spoke to Khaleej Times on the sidelines of the 10th CFO Strategies Forum Mena. "We are moving in a data age which will empower people and generate employment in a very complex world where intelligence capital is very critical." Financial experts, economists and business leaders from around the Mena gathered in Dubai on the first day of the CFO Strategies Forum, organised by business facilitation company Naseba. "The market has undergone rapid changes over the past 12 months. This year, we found that agility, identifying key growth drivers and managing human capital in times of distress were common challenges facing CFOs in the…

Khaleej Times interview on CFO Summit (2016)

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Radio interview with Dubai Eye (FM 103.8) – “Influence & Knowledge”

Economist Kai Chan from INSEAD has been researching which is the world's most powerful language - and its smartest country. The results might not be what you think. Brandy Scott and Malcolm Taylor ask the questions on the Business Breakfast. (Click on picture below for video of the taping.) Copyright © 2016, Arabian Radio Network. All rights reserved.  

English is the modern lingua franca

English is the modern lingua franca Jessica Hill September 7, 2016 Updated: September 7, 2016 02:36 PM [caption id="attachment_2944" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Dr Kai Chan, a distinguished fellow of Insead, used 20 indicators to measure the five basic opportunities afforded by language. Antoine Robertson / The National[/caption] Imagine an alien landed on Earth wanting to interact with humans. Which language would afford them the best opportunities for interaction and success? That’s the question Kai Chan asked himself when, as an associate fellow of Insead, he wrote his research paper "The Power Language Index". Aiming to pinpoint the world’s most influential and powerful languages, Mr Chan used 20 indicators to measure five basic opportunities afforded by language – geo­graphy, economy, communication, knowledge and media, and diplomacy. It might come as no surprise that English ranked in the top spot, with a score of 0.889 – more than double that of the No 2 ranking, the rising star Mandarin. "This index is a snapshot in time and 16 years ago, Mandarin wouldn’t be anywhere close to where it is now," says Mr Chan. "Going forwards, its numbers will surely increase." Mr Chan, 41, was born to a Chinese peasant family on the streets…

Top three data challenges for the Middle East

Top three data challenges for the Middle East 30 AUGUST, 2016 BY JENNIFER AGUINALDO MEED talks to Kai Chan, economist and distinguished fellow at French business school Insead, on what the Middle East has to address to gain the maximum benefit from Big Data. Big Data requires highly numerate people to work with the data Data must be robust, reliable and correct People, businesses, and governments need to be more curious to use the power of Big Data MEED talks to Kai Chan, economist and distinguished fellow at French business school Insead, on what the Middle East has to address to gain the maximum benefit from Big Data MEED: What are the top three challenges that the Middle East has to address if they were to gain the maximum benefit from Big Data?Kai Chan: One, bringing up the human capital skills that can work with Big Data. Big Data is complex; it requires highly numerate people to work with the data and, more importantly, to understand the data and the insights that will come from asking the right research questions and applying the right theories and mathematical or statistical tests to generate fresh insights that can be used to make…

Global Finance Magazine July 2016: “Gulf nations must develop soft infrastructure”

Gulf Nations Must Develop Soft Infrastructure Sparkling office towers won’t draw business without the right policies. JULY 22, 2016 Author: MARK TOWNSEND Governments of the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are reacting to the collapse in oil prices in varying degrees, but none can return to the status quo ante of handouts and expensive state-backed subsidies. For years the GCC has lavished billions of dollars on projects, many of which turned out to be white elephants. Perhaps the most vivid example is the 59 mostly empty towers of King Abdullah Financial District in the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh. Reportedly costing $7.8 billion, with floor space of more than 3 million square meters, the project is bereft of the investment bankers it sought to attract. For many, the project symbolizes the latent disconnect between the Gulf’s tendency to spend billions on grandiose infrastructure yet overlook the equally important “soft” infrastructure of regulation, governance and human capital. There are, however, exceptions. The Dubai International Financial Centre, which Riyadh was trying to emulate, has managed to set itself apart from other regional competitors and is noted for the quality of its regulation and transparency embedded in a tax-free zone. Although GCC countries have begun…