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Enduring an IT Eclipse

As Bangalore overshadows Silicon Valley, the West must adjust accordingly for a chance to shine

In recent years, Bangalore has outpaced Silicon Valley in the global innovation race. This is not a temporary blip, writes author Ashutosh Sheshabalaya, but a fast-evolving reality to which the American IT industry must adapt for the long haul. While offshoring is hardly a new phenomenon, it was previously restricted to back-office support functions. This is no longer the case: IBM and Hewlett Packard, among other technology multinationals, recently shifted some of their high-end R&D activities from the US to India. "Ironically," Sheshabalaya writes, "accepting India's centrality in the white-collar jobs debate, as well as the inevitability of its rise as a technology power, may provide some new choices for embattled American IT workers." India will face a shortage of managerial and marketing skills while dealing with Western customers, creating a significant opportunity for European and American workers. Likewise, the West must "dismantle definitions (and perceptions) about 'our' companies and 'theirs.'" And American IT workers, for their part, must perceive the new Indian tech giants not as undertakers, but as potential employers. ? YaleGlobal

http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=6209

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