Belfast to Baghdad: Offshoring to save war weary countries?
Could outsourcing and offshoring of IT help in saving war-ravaged Iraq? An Information Week report suggests so... read this excerpt comparing Baghdad to Belfast...
An imposing length of concrete still divides much of Belfast, Northern Ireland, into Protestant and Catholic zones, and many walls on either side still bear graphic murals depicting militant images of "The Troubles." But it's no coincidence, many residents say, that this once strife-torn part of the United Kingdom has achieved sustainable peace at a time when economic growth is being fueled by investment from Citigroup, Fujitsu, Raytheon, Seagate, and other global giants that have chosen Belfast as a site for offshore software development. It all begs the question--could this miracle be repeated in Iraq?
Read the complete article: http://update.informationweek.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/esbr0HMG5k0G4n0DyqF0GP