Outsourcing World: government related archive

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Offshore Outsourcing World is intended to be a daily news magazine focused on offshore outsourcing - or offshoring. This publication will explain the process of offshoring.

Readers will learn how to select an offshore provider, what countries are leading the offshoring revolution, what business processes, in addition to software development, can be outsourced (BPO), and even how to help an outsourcing team perform at a high level.

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Offshore Outsourcing World Archives:

09/30/05 Gecis Global reborn as Genpact Genpact: New name backed by old school outsourcing expertise

09/29/05 SME cinches top UK top outsourcing award SME Wax Info Ltd wows UK outsourcing association

09/28/05 Alban: Work from home - cure for India's call center attrition Father of call center industry tells India to consider working from home

09/26/05 PWC: Companies slow in reaping outsourcing benefits Price Waterhouse Coopers survey shows slow first year offshoring benefits for financial service companies

09/23/05 Indian students: BPO jobs prestigious but short-lived BPO hip and hot with Indian students

09/22/05 India's outsource workers snub unions Indian outsource workers content without unions

09/21/05 Knowledge-based outsourcing: Australia's fresh offshoring prospect Australia urged to enter the knowledge-based outsourcing arena

09/20/05 Datamonitor: Outsourcing activities moving from US contact centers to India American contact center landscape fast changing with job flow

09/19/05 Israel's answer to outsourcing: Hiring Haredi women Israel's haredi women rise to outsourcing challenge

09/16/05 PWC: China prime financial services outsourcing spot China and India top offshoring destinations, India threatened by labor costs

09/15/05 PWC: Rise in offshoring, drop in satisfaction

09/12/05 India's courts in session - overseas

09/09/05 India's BPO regains lost ground

09/08/05 A Dim Future for US IT Workers

09/07/05 Outsourcing from India instead

09/06/05 Forrester: Process change outsourcing posts biggest growth

09/05/05 Outsourcing Pharma R&D to India and China

09/01/05 Gartner: FSPs should boost outsourcing

08/31/05 Nudging Australia into deeper offshore waters

08/30/05 Security programs for India's contact centers

08/29/05 Outsourcing spurs education diversification

08/26/05 Microsoft-Nasscom Certs for Indian IT firms

08/25/05 Gartner: India could lose hold on outsourcing market

08/24/05 India steps up offshore staff quality control

08/23/05 Next US outsource target: Russia

Complete Offshore Outsourcing World archives

Topic Category: government
07/01/05 India to crack down on cybercriminals India to tighten data security and privacy laws amidst controversy
06/14/05 Customer personal data reaching foreign shores Data offshored with services a security threat
12/15/04 US Dollar Fall Causes International Job Market Worry North America is not the only nation that thinks this is bad news.
12/03/04 IMF: India-bashing unjustified First world nations are told: Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
11/26/04 Chinese Lawmakers Gear Up to Protect Local Software Industry China may yet get ahead of the US in applying strict protectionist measures.
11/19/04 China Looks to India for English Skills China acknowledges the strength of India's English-speaking workforce.
11/18/04 Pakistan IT Ministry Drafts Data Protection Act The Pakistan Ministry of Information Technology proposes penalizing local data security violators.
10/27/04 Larry Ellison on Offshoring as a Philanthropy Oracle's CEO Larry Ellison takes a stand: offshoring is not a crime. Rather, it is a way to improve lives.
10/13/04 Ferguson: Offshoring Impact on US Employment Exaggerated US Federal Reserve Board Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson Jr. said very few jobs are being offshored.
10/10/04 Kerry says outsourcing inevitable Sen. Kerry does not aim to stop outsourcing, seeks instead a "fair playing field."
10/01/04 California governor vetoes three anti-offshoring bills Three anti-offshoring bills all but junked in California.
09/19/04 Britain vows to keep BPO BHC Sir Michael Arthur says Britain will not stop business process outsourcing.
09/12/04 South Africa urged to free up labor market Analysts are concerned that "inflexible" regulations in South Africa keep the region from being globally competitive.
09/03/04 Malaysia poised to compete in offshoring market Malaysia will lower its business costs and develop its high-tech zone to remain competitive among other offshoring countries.
08/27/04 California passes anti-outsourcing bill Governor Schwarzenegger's state says "no" to outsourcing.
08/25/04 Australia divided on IT offshoring issue Two Australian officials openly support offshore outsourcing.
08/23/04 More offshoring to India after US elections "You ain't seen nothing yet."
05/22/04 India: Taking a step forward India faces a new incoming government following the resignation of Prime Minister Atal Vajpayee
04/14/04 Taiwan getting heavy on R&D Government research institution SRI International looks to Taiwan for cost savings.
03/10/04 The Outsourcing Sound Bite The outsourcing issue is not as black and white as many politicians propose.
03/05/04 The politics of outsourcing In an election year, offshoring of jobs has become a big issue.
07/27/03 Political Turmoil in the Philippines To become a leader in offshore outsourcing, the Philippines must convince the world it has achieved political stability.
07/27/03 Anger Against Offshore Outsourcing Will Quickly End Past history shows that legislation directed against offshore outsourcing is unlikely.
04/05/03 An Inside Look at the US Patent System Carnegie Mellon Univerity professor Michael Shamos speaks on business process patents.
03/25/03 New Jersey Proposes Ban on Offshore Outsourcing In an effort to save jobs from leaving the state New Jersey State Senator Shirley Turner proposes to ban offshore outsourcing on state contracts.