A workshop on trends and prospects for international sourcing of ICT services was organised by the OECD in co-operation with the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) of Egypt under the auspices of the Egyption Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. It took place just prior to, and at the same venue as, the 4th meeting of the Internet Governance Forum.

 

Date: Saturday, 14 November 2009

Venue: Maritim Jolie Ville Golf & Resort Hotel

 

The aims of the workshop were to examine recent trends in international sourcing in view of the crisis.  It was designed to provide an overview of recent development, the needs of the IT services demand side, challenges on the suppluy side, and to draw out lessons for strategy and policy. The workshop was structured around the following themes:

 

Final programme:  click here

 

Presentations:

• The changed agenda in the Global Sourcing Industry: Perspectives and development, by Detlev J. Hoch
• Macroeconomic implications of global sourcing industry on developing nations: past and 5 years outlook, by Randeep Sudan
• The service buyers' view: How the crisis has impacted decisions on services, providers and locations, by Jon Theuerkauf
• Service providers after the storm: New trends in service delivery architecture, service offering, global footprint strategy, by Nancy Thomas
• Providing the right framework in a worlld of increased competition - the role of governments and industry bodies, by Brian Nicholson
• Summary (Graham Vickery)

 

For more information, please contact:

 

OECD	Egypt:
Graham Vickery STI/ICCP graham.vickery @oecd.org	Mariam Abd Al Hamid Semeda ITIDA workshop-inquiries @itida.gov.eg

 

For more information on OECD events at the 2009 Internet Governance Forum, please see here.