Globalization, Off-Shoring, and the Impact on Technology Global Challenges: Winners and Losers of Offshore Outsourcing Lisa Ballesteros Feb. 13, 2006

IT Employment Trends The IT jobs least likely to be off-shored are those requiring Innovation, analysis, and development skills. Occupational Distribution of Projected S&E Job Openings (new jobs plus net replacements) % Source: John Sargent, Office of Technology Assessment, US Dept of Commerce

Degree Production vs. Projected Job Openings

Challenges for Meeting IT Needs  Aging workforce, pending retirements  Security Concerns Funding limitations  Requirement of U.S. Citizenship  Requirement for Security Clearance Cross-fertilization  Academic Freedom and dissemination vs ‘Homeland Security’  Reduction of foreign scientists, student visas, labor

Challenges for Meeting IT Needs  Large Decrease in S&E, Computing Majors Very low numbers of women and minorities Decline in women majoring in CS % % Source: Computing Research Association % S&E Bachelors degrees Decline in number of CS majors % % Source: John Sargent, Office of Technology Assessment, US Dept of Commerce

Skills of Tomorrow’s IT Workers  Excellent communication skills  Excellent Organizational and Analytical Skills manage complexity navigate and assess information master modeling and abstraction think analytically/algorithmically  Creativity, Flexibility, and Adaptability New technologies, new situations, emerging markets Diverse viewpoints and problem solving  Expertise across disciplines Finance, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, Cognitive sciences, Art, …  e.g. innovations via collaborations b/w social sciences & management to increase service sector productivity