offshore shortage
RSS offshore shortageChina 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]
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Comment But, of course, the real shortage is in post-graduates (or young), limited experience, will work for all hours on all tasks, for peanuts. Read between the lines - there is no skills shortage, just a fodder shortage. [17 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]
UK 'seriously underestimating' tech skills crisis
News Western economies such as the UK and US are "seriously underestimating" the scale of the technology skills shortage they face, according to one of India's most influential IT leaders. Azim Premji, chairman of Bangalore-based Wipro, said poor maths... [18 Mar 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]
UK tech skills crisis 'exaggerated'
News Graham Yellowley, director of technology services at investment bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International, said there are always periods of both skills shortage and surplus but, in his view, there is no crisis in the UK. [11 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]
Skills shortage hits Indian CIOs
News As businesses demand more from their IT departments, Indian CIOs need to increasingly offshore IT roles to manage the skills shortage, according to Gartner. Indian CIOs must consider offshoring as the country is hit by an IT skills shortage. [11 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]
Blighty call centres boom in face of offshore threat
News Is there a skills shortage? The UK call centre industry is continuing to boom despite the threat from lower cost offshore locations such as India, according to a new report. He said in the report: "The amount of new work going offshore is slowing... [10 Apr 2007]
Skills Survey 2007: Tell us what you think
News Is there a skills shortage? Is your job 'offshore-proof'? 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. We are asking for your opinions on business skills such... [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]
