Offshore IT Outsourcing

Sources and Links

  • NASSCOM, National Association of Software and Service Companies (Indian Software Industry Association).

  • Outsource2India, Information on Outsourcing to India.

  • CSIA, Chinese Software Industry Association.

  • RusSoft, National Software Development Association of Russia.

  • Outsourcing Russia, IT Outsourcing in Russia.

  • Outsource Philippines, Information gateway to Philippines key ICT activities.

  • PCCI, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

  • ISA, Irish Software Association.

  • ITW, Integrated Technology Web Business Portal for Ireland.

  • I.A.S.H, Israeli Association of Software Houses.

  • Outsource Romania, Outsourcing to Romania.

  • HSA, Hungarian Software Alliance.

  • ABES, Associacao Brasileira das Empresas (Brazilian Association of Software Companies).

  • ASSEPRO, Associacao Brasileira das Empresas Prestadores de Servicos de Informatica (Association of the Brazilian Companies of Software and IT Services).

  • AMITI, Asociacion Mexicana de la Industria de Tecnologias de Informacion, A.C. (Mexican Association of Information Technology Industry).

  • ITAC, Information Technology Association of Canada.

  • Outsourcing Canada, Outsourcing Center: Canada.

  • Outsource Global, Center for Global Outsourcing


    Footnotes

    India

    1,2,5,9Indian Software and Services Exports: Facts & Figures, http://www.nasscom.org/artdisplay.asp?cat_id=408.

    3,8"India Inc., Still Going Strong", Computerworld, September 15,  2003.

    4Carmel and Agarwal "Offshore Sourcing of IT Work", MIS Quarterly Executive, June 2002. P.74

    6"India: A Buyers Guide to Offshore Outsourcing", CIO Magazine, November 15, 2002.

    7"Analysis of India: Today's Dominant Offshore Outsourcer", Gartner Group Advisory Services, January 16, 2002.

    10,11"India: Telecoms and Technology Background", Economist Intelligence Unit executive briefing, September 17, 2003.

    12NASSCOM: Aims and Objectives, http://www.nasscom.org/artdisplay.asp?Art_id=8 .

    China

    1"Shanghai Holds First Global IT Outsourcing Summit", SinoCast China IT Watch, October 16, 2003.

    2Tschang and Xue "The Emergence of China's Software Industry", UCSC Silicon Valley Regional Center, May 30th,  2002.

    3"Neusoft becomes China’s 1st CMM L5 company", (http://www.softwaredioxide.com/channels/ConView.asp?id=7379).

    4,5"China: Low-level work at lower-than-average cost", Computerworld, September 15,  2003.

    6"China: Telecoms and Technology Background", Economist Intelligence Unit executive briefing, September 13,  2003.

    7,8,9"Rethinking China's Software Market", March,  2002, (http://www.siia.net/divisions/global/trademissions/tmchina/background.pdf).

    Russia

    1,2,7"Russia and Eastern Europe", Computerworld, September 15,  2003.

    3"Sector booms in a cold climate", Financial Times, July 2,  2003.

    4,11Sternthal, "The Russian Offshore Software Development Market", Russian Commerce News, June 6,  2002.

    5,6"There's more to Russia", Businessline, October 16,  2002.

    8,9,10"Russia: Telecoms and Technology Background", Economist Intelligence Unit executive briefing, August 23, 2003.

    12"From Russia with Love", Information Week, July 28, 2003.

    Ireland

    1"Software & E-commerce Industry in Ireland", (http://www.tradingpartners.gov.uk/software/ireland2/profile/overview.html).

    2"Irish Software Association - Budget Submission", (http://http://www.software.ie/Sectors/ISA/ISADoclib3.nsf/wvICCS?OpenView&RestrictToCategory=Budget+2004).

    3,4,5,9"Ireland: Comfort and Convenience at a Higher Cost", Computerworld, September 15,  2003.

    6,7,8""Ireland: Telecoms and Technology Background", Economist Intelligence Unit executive briefing, November 5, 2003.

    10Crone, "A Profile of the Irish Software Industry", Northern Ireland Economic Research Center, (http://www.qub.ac.uk/nierc).

    Philippines

    1,4Offshore IT Outsourcing to Philippines, (http://offshoreitoutsourcing.com/Pages/Philippines.asp?expandid=1)

    2,3,5"The Philippines: Low cost, but higher risk", Computerworld, September 15,  2003.

    6,7,8"Philippines: Telecoms and Technology Background", Economist Intelligence Unit executive briefing, November 21,  2003.

    Eastern & Central Europe

    1,2"EU's Class of '04 eyes software development; 10 countries look to compete with India", The International Herald Tribune, October 1, 2003

    3,5Gengler "Ukraine and Success Criteria for the Software Exports Industry" (http://www.softjourn.com).

    4"India's new outsourcing rival -- Romania?", (http://www.zdnet.com/2100-1102_2-5074725.html).

    Brazil 

    1,2"How Outsourcing Can Benefit Brazil", Brazzil, October 2003.

    3,4 Veloso "Brazilian Software: On a Path Towards a World-Class Industry?", Carnegie Mellon University, April 16, 2003.

    5"The Brazilian Software Industry", (http://www.fasttrackbrazil.com.br).

    6,7"Brazil: Telecoms and Technology Background", Economist Intelligence Unit executive briefing, May 13, 2003.

    Mexico 

    1,2"Can Mexico Develop a Software Maquiladora Industry?", Infoamericas Tendencias, Issue Number 38, June 03, 2003, (http://tendencias.infoamericas.com/article_archive/2003/038/038_industry_analysis.htm).

    3"Mexico: It's Close; It's Cheap" Computerworld, September 15,  2003.

    4,5"Mexico: Telecoms and Technology Background" Economist Intelligence Unit executive briefing, May 13,  2003.

    6"Software Development Industry Program - Ministry of Economy" (http://www.software.net.mx/portal/ing/prosoftp4p.htm).

    Canada 

    1,2"Canada: Exports of IT Goods and Services", (http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inict-tic.nsf/vwGeneratedInterE/it05464e.html).

    3,4"Canada: Safe, Secure and 'near-shore' ", Computerworld, September 15,  2003.

    5,6"Canada: Telecoms and Technology Background"", Economist Intelligence Unit executive briefing, May 8, 2003.

    Israel 

    1Offshore IT Outsourcing to Israel, (http://offshoreitoutsourcing.com/Pages/Israel.asp?expandid=1).

    2"IT Services Market $1.2 billion in 2002" Israel High-Tech & Investment Report, December 2003, (http://www.ishitech.co.il/From.HTML).

    3,4Fontenay and Carmel "Israel's Silicon Wadi: The Forces Behind Cluster Formation" Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, June 2001.

    5"Israel - India Report" Israel High-Tech & Investment Report, July 2002, (http://www.ishitech.co.il/From.HTML).

    6,7"Israel: Telecoms and Technology Background"", Economist Intelligence Unit executive briefing, November 19, 2003.

    Major Players

    1"America's Pain, India's Gain", The Economist, January 9, 2003.


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    Impacts of National Information Technology Environments on Business
    Kogod School of Business
    American University, Washington, DC.

    Created by Jaspreet Singh

    This page was last updated: December 5, 2003