offshore outsourcing shortage

China key to Indian IT growth

News AS Murthy, head of human resources for Satyam, highlighted the shortage of skills among the 300,000 Indian students who graduate in engineering each year, saying only 25 per cent of these are employable. [21 Apr 2008]

Successfully Implementing a Global Applications Outsourcing Strategy

White Paper Explore the key strategies for offshore outsourcing success and learn how to address the continued shortage of IT professionals. Syntel shares its latest insight on offshore outsourcing issues including on-site project management, the importance of... [10 Apr 2008]

IT skills 'vital for UK's future'

News UK governments have let slip opportunities to narrow the shortage in IT skills, according to a prominent Labour peer. Karen Price, the chief executive officer of e-skills UK, speaking at the Westminster event, said the IT skills shortage is in part... [29 Oct 2007]

UBS to offshore 750 jobs to India and Poland

News Swiss-based investment bank UBS is to offshore around 750 jobs to India and Poland over the next year because of a shortage of local skills. UBS already has its own knowledge and business process outsourcing centre in Hyderabad in India, which... [25 Jun 2007]

Offshoring, ageism and image blamed for tech skills crisis

News The IAP outlined plans to address the UK's perceived IT skills shortage and to help the country remain competitive in the face of emerging rivals such as China. The increased use of offshore IT, ageism and the 'geeky' image of the technology... [11 May 2007]

Skills Survey 2007: Tell us what you think

News Is there a skills shortage? Is your job 'offshore-proof'? And what about offshoring and outsourcing? What is the state of the UK workforce? silicon.com would like to know and to find out we have launched our ninth annual Skills Survey. [10 Apr 2007]

Rising wages forcing companies to look beyond India

News That echoes a recent warning by India's IT trade body Nasscom that the country faces a shortage of highly-skilled IT workers by 2010. Skills shortages and rising wages in India will increasingly force UK businesses to look at alternative offshore... [01 Dec 2006]

India's offshore advantage to last for 30 years

News India will maintain its low-cost IT skills advantage in the offshore outsourcing market for at least another 30 years, according to a new study. The 2006 Global Sourcing Market Update, by research company Everest, claims fears that rapid wage... [26 May 2006]

Leader: The great IT skills debate

Leader Is there an IT skills shortage in the UK? Industry group Intellect applauded the move as a way to address the shortage of certain IT skills in the country. Is there a skills shortage? This year's poll has a particular focus on offshoring and... [10 Mar 2006]

Skills Survey 2006: Tell us what you think

News Is there a skills shortage? This year's survey has a particular focus on offshoring and outsourcing - how they've altered the skills landscape and whether your job (or any IT job) is 'offshore-proof'. [08 Mar 2006]

India faces offshore IT skills crisis by 2010

News A huge IT skills shortage and poor physical infrastructure could threaten India's position as the leading offshore outsourcing location by 2010, according to a new report. The report by consultant McKinsey and Indian IT body Nasscom warns that... [12 Dec 2005]

Wales pitches itself as offshore outsourcing location

News Admiral Insurance uses offshore locations in India and South Africa for some of its call centre work but has combined that with using south Wales - as opposed to London - as its primary corporate headquarters for sales, legal and IT work. [12 Oct 2005]

India facing offshore call-centre skills crisis

News The issue is the shortage of trained individuals, specifically those with good English-language skills. Until this skills gap is resolved, the shortage will have an increasing effect on India's call centre service industry. [12 Sep 2005]

120,000 foreigners needed to plug India's skills gap

News As demand for offshore services increases from continental European countries, the study claims this will leave a shortage of 120,000 workers who specialise in a non-English European language. India faces a massive shortage of workers with European... [03 Jun 2005]

Gartner: 15 per cent of IT staff to go by 2010

News And last autumn, a Gartner analyst predicted a shortage of technology professionals in the US in the near future, thanks to factors such as declining student interest in the tech field. A report last year, sponsored by the Information Technology... [27 May 2005]

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