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China: Bursting with brainpower

China's massive pool of low-cost, highly skilled labour is attacting tech companies, but the country is still short of managers Read more

11 July, 2002 by Michael Kanellos

China and India losing cost advantage

...in their business environment by parlaying unique factors, such as workforce size, low wages or language attributes, into strong sector performance. Although this is a... Read more

12 July, 2007 by Lynn Tan

UK firms' R&D spending slide continues

...on its strengths of science and innovation, competing on ideas not on low wages Read more

25 October, 2005 by Andy McCue

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

...you're put through. I found it bad enough: for people on low wages, the thought of a 10-minute chat costing an hour's... Read more

14 October, 2005

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

...you're put through. I found it bad enough: for people on low wages, the thought of a 10-minute chat costing an hour's... Read more

14 October, 2005 by Rupert Goodwins

Offshoring 'not lowering IT wages'

...has lashed out at claims that IT workers are unhappy and suffering low wages because of outsourcing. Research released yesterday by e-learning firm SkillSoft... Read more

21 July, 2005 by Dan Ilet

Looking behind India's tech boom

...of young people who are driven, well-educated and work for relatively low wages. "The average age of the working population in India is 27... Read more

28 June, 2005 by Michael Kanellos

When Indian transcriptions head awry

...The root cause behind the dearth of medical secretaries -- a combination of low wages and dim career growth -- has been skirted in favour of offshoring... Read more

26 August, 2004 by Fran Foo

Google to set up in India

...English-speaking IT workers, is a leading destination for outsourcing. The comparatively low wages make it highly attractive for high-technology companies and cheaper outsourcing... Read more

15 December, 2003 by ZDNet UK

Airport security technology under scrutiny

High-tech systems like face recognition or fingerprint scanning may become part of the airport security of the future Read more

13 September, 2001 by Rachel Konrad

News Burst: Brown's high-tech scheme

...they work for. Cash-strapped high-tech startups often choose to supplement low wages with shares, which can become extremely valuable in the event of... Read more

10 November, 1999 by Matthew Broersma

Offshoring not lowering IT wages

...has lashed out at claims that IT workers are unhappy and suffering low wages because of outsourcing. Research released yesterday from e-learning firm SkillSoft... Read more

20 July, 2005 by Dan Ilett

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