Welcome to "Reverse The Brain Drain"

For many years we have heard our friends and colleagues talk about, and sometimes lament, the brain drain.

Simply, some of the best educated, trained and experienced people from the so-called "developing countries" have made their homes in the developed countries, and the resultant skill shortages in the developing countries have added to the poverty and dismay so prevalent in the countries from which they, in most cases, have literally fled.

Some people think that "aid" from the developed world will get the development process going, and that this will in time reduce, alleviate or banish poverty - and thereby remove the "push" forces that speed up the brain drain.

Others argue that a sensible mix of "trade and aid" will do the trick .

However, most indicators seem to suggest that the solutions to the brain drain problem which have been tried so far have not worked, and that the brain drain -from the developing to the developed world - is in fact gathering pace!

This is a major problem for us all, and I therefore invite comments and suggestions from our worldwide family, and some firm suggestions on how to reverse the brain drain.

Our blog may be reached at: reversethebraindrain.blogspot.com

Thanks for reading this welcome message.

Now I invite you all to join in sharing ideas and suggestions about how we might stem and reverse the brain drain.

Each month we will identify "the most creative ideas" that hit our blog, and prizes will be awarded.

So, let's be creative and let's have some fun !!