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  • Offshoring of high-tech jobs

    03/19/2004 5:58:27 PM PST · by lsilver5 · 19 replies · 211+ views
    Technology Review | April Issue, 2004 | interview of Deborah Wince-Smith, President, Council on Competitiveness
    Wince-Smith suggests that the bulk of outsourcing in companies such as IBM is associated with back-room operations (customer support, call centers). The cusp of technological innovation remains in the U.S. She then throws in the caveats: (1)There is cause for some concern in the fields of electrical engineering and software programming; unemployment is in a slump in those fields. (2)The design, engineering, and manufacturing of semiconductors is being done in China, presenting serious competition. In fact, China and India are both emerging as first-tier competitors. (3)Globalization is fueling this; China and India are simply offering talent at a cheap price....