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Next government must act on IT - or else
News We can either accelerate towards a fully-inclusive, coherent knowledge economy or we can stagnate and leave the path clear for new entrants such as India and China to become leaders in... [29 Apr 2005]
Offshoring and IT skills gap leave UK lagging behind
News The other main issue the committee is investigating is the impact of offshore outsourcing, amid concerns that not only has the promised 'knowledge economy' jobs boom not materialised but many of those... [18 Feb 2004]
Indian IT outsourcers look ahead
Comment The strong positioning of India in the global economy was articulated endlessly - but so was the reality of working with today's very real business challenges. And APJ Abdul Kalam, the former president... [14 Feb 2008]
UK should 'abandon' software market to China
News India's software sales and services revenues are forecast to reach $52bn this year. Sean Finnan, president of the UK trade association for technology Intellect and UK country manager for EDS, said it is time for Britain... [14 May 2008]
'Get involved in grid' urges UK government
News But shadow industry secretary Stephen O'Brien MP claimed that the recent policy of outsourcing jobs to countries such as India was a clear example that businesses do not believe the UK is a satisfactory environment for... [17 Dec 2003]
European tech academy under scrutiny
News The European parliament has warned the region is seen by some as declining in terms of science and innovation with India now producing a greater number of science graduates. The EIT is also seen by Barroso as playing a... [09 Jul 2007]
Prepare for some 'digital tension'
Comment The US boasts twice the EU's research and development investment and both China and India are making significant long-term investments in skills and research, with the energetic Chinese telecoms company Huawei... [27 Sep 2006]
UK vs the developing world
Comment Whether this vision is realised remains to be seen - although with China and India primed to be the next generation of economic superpowers in the next decade or so, these developing countries could well be driving... [29 Nov 2006]
UK wary of offshoring to Brics
News One-third of UK directors said India is the best Brics economy to do business in, with South Africa coming second (29 per cent) and China third (28 per cent), according to Datamonitor's Building Business... [21 Jun 2007]
Entry-level tech promise not dented by offshoring
News Companies have been moving basic coding tasks - and in some cases higher-level research or design work - to lower-wage countries such as India. There's also a theory that IT itself worsens social divisions and income... [18 Jul 2005]
Offshoring: It's better for everybody
News Technology companies in Europe and the US claim the offshoring 'kick-back' is the creation of new jobs in their domestic market which are "higher up the economic value scale" than those jobs which they have sent to countries such as... [22 Oct 2004]
The rise and rise of the Asian tech empire
AS Analysis It's become a tech cliché to think about IT services and hardware when we refer to Asia because of the strength of India and China in these two fields. CEO Nilekani has overseen the company's pursuit of the best talent... [12 Oct 2007]
BT CEO: Offshoring is "better and cheaper"
News Verwaayen praised the development and innovation of key offshore locations including China and India as "better and cheaper" than their western counterparts and warned the naysayers to accept the offshoring trend and... [02 Jun 2005]
US readies for outsourcing backlash
News Congress has held several hearings about the outsourcing of IT jobs, and a group of lawmakers is urging India to create jobs for US workers. Concern has grown as an increasing number of tech companies lay off domestic... [08 Jan 2004]
Opinion: India sets its sights on Europe
Comment The issue of skyrocketing costs in India is one that many in the industry see as being of major importance. There are some competences where India is world-beating, and IT is becoming one of those. I'm a... [24 Feb 2006]
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