Economics

“The market is booming. I can pick and choose a firm of my choice.” Who said the above? A. A 28-year-old American, latte-sipping engineer in Palo Alto in October 1999. B. A 28-year-old Indian, tea-sipping engineer in Bangalore in October 2003. For the answer, click here.

Here’s another article about the debate in nearby Silicon Valley about its future. What will it take to come back? Can IT return as the engine of growth or must it be something new like biotech or nanotech? Whatever “the next big thing” is, will it employ US born and raised scientists and engineers or competitors “offshore”? The thing is, ...

I think the so-called “outsourcing” flap is beginning to take the right perspective: it’s about the future of the global economy, not just economic recovery. Here’s an article saying that IT outsourcers are looking at Eastern European countries because “India’s getting more expensive.” Whaa?!

ITRINEWs One of the things that concerns me about the future (fret, fret!) is where the science resources to retain US leadership in the world is going to come from. Evidently the matter has gotten the attention of Congress. A report accompanying an energy bill says…