The Rise Of Australasia

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To be frank, Australasia was somewhat lax in its efforts to entice talent from Europe and America.

After all, Australasia achieved a lead in airplanes, tanks, aircraft carriers, rockets, and other areas, which diminished its need for talent from Europe and America.

Immigration had been a major topic over the past few years, whereas the introduction of technical personnel, though still ongoing, had lessened in intensity compared to before.

It wasn't until William Edward Boeing brought up the issue that Arthur realized the greatest disparity between Australasia and the United States wasn't in population or the economy, but in the reserve of mid-level talent accumulated over the years.

Perhaps America couldn't match Australasia's technology in airplanes and tanks, but it far surpassed Australasia in the reserve of intermediate talent.

This phenomenon was entirely evident in the private enterprises within the civilian sector. The number of private enterprises in Australasia significantly trailed behind the United States, not just due to population but also due to the lack of mid-level talent reserves.

While top-tier talent dictates the direction of industry development, intermediate talent is also crucially important.

After all, top-tier talent has its uses, and intermediate talent has its own as well.

A country can only shine in a particular research field if it has amassed a substantial number of technical professionals across all levels—top, intermediate, and entry.

Australasia now faced a lack of depth. Despite some progress, it was at risk of being overtaken by Europe and America.

To solidify its advantages, apart from continuously attracting top-tier talent, Australasia also had to nurture its own intermediate talent and fill the gaps in small and medium-sized private enterprises.

With the mobilization of numerous intelligence operatives, the first group of thousands of technical personnel was quickly assembled, ready to embark on the prearranged ships bearing for Australasia.

Owing to the promises made by intelligence personnel, most technicians traveled with their families, inadvertently contributing to Australasia's immigration efforts. Stay updated via My Virtual Library Empire

It's likely that the immigrant population will continue to increase in the new year, as the United States had shown no initiative in managing the economic crisis.

President Hoover's proclamations of a chicken in every pot and a return to normalcy might only be experienced by the American people in their dreams.

Although the shortage of technical professionals remained a problem, with the backbone of companies like Boeing and Douglas coming along, companies could still manage to operate for the time being.

Actually, upon closer inspection of Australasia's top three aircraft manufacturers, it became apparent that their research fields were quite distinct.

The Royal Aircraft Manufacturing Factory focused primarily on military aircraft, priding itself on breakthroughs such as the jet bomber and fighter aircraft.

Boeing Company had achieved certain results in monoplane propeller planes and had ventured into the airliner industry.

Douglas Company, the smallest in size, mainly concentrated on the transport plane sector, both civilian and military, proving its significance.

Furthermore, the Royal Aircraft Manufacturing Factory had delved into the airliner domain, and Boeing Company had designs for military aircraft. Douglas Company, despite its prior smaller scale, doubtlessly possessed outstanding capabilities.

The collaboration and competition among these three diversified aircraft manufacturers fostered a healthy dynamic for Australasia's aircraft industry.

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