"Our future is directly related to our capacity to attract talent". This quote belongs to Guillermo Dorronsoro, Dean of the Deusto Business School, which defines perfectly how challenging it is for countries to increase their competitiveness. In fact, many experts consider that future competitiveness of countries will lead to a talent "battle". Some of those responsible for the Basque Country becoming a reference in the field have discussed about research and talent attraction in our magazine. CICNetwork nº 17.