Posts Tagged ‘technical expertise’

Tech talents from non-US are leaving Silicon Valley?

Monday, June 20th, 2011

silicon valley brain drain

silicon valley brain drain

Few days ago I came across very interesting publication on USA today. It says that technical talents are leaving Silicon Valley due to strict immigration laws, high cost of leaving and appearance of better opportunities back home. The problem is so serious that even president Obama has pointed out that immigration reform is essential.

So what’s going on? There are no accurate figures, but the experts questioned by the American journalists claim that the number of foreign-born workers returning to India and China annually is in the tens of thousands. The Chinese Ministry of Education estimates the number of Chinese who returned to China last year was a record 134,800, up 25% from 108,000 in 2009. (more…)

Software Outsourcing Projects: Risks and Responsibilities

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Check out a new Softheme’s presentation covering the basics of outsourcing projects management. It reveals the importance of properly defined and distributed risks and responsibilities in software outsourcing projects, the role of technical expertise and evaluation, transferring business rules and scenarios to technical specifications and algorithms, project schedules and budget management, and more.

Softheme Visit to Global Sourcing Forum+Expo in New York

Monday, November 16th, 2009

On November 11-12, Softheme’s representative Irina Tsulaia gave a visit to the Global Sourcing Forum+Expo in New York with the purpose of extension of business relations. The forum was dedicated to the latest strategies and trends in the outsourcing industry and gathered world’s most influential industry leaders, executives, and practitioners. There Mrs. Tsulaia presented the company and its services, as well as met potential investors and discussed opportunities for strategic partnerships with companies, providers of IT services, from Asia and Latin America.

Global Sourcing Forum+Expo

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