ACM claims only 2-3% of US IT jobs will migrate offshore between 2006 and 2016. Currently only 1 in 75 US students would major in computer science, compared with 1 in 30 in 2000.
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2-3% of US IT jobs to go offshore by 2016
ACM claims only 2-3% of US IT jobs will migrate offshore between 2006 and 2016. Currently only 1 in 75 US students would major in computer science, compared with 1 in 30 in 2000.
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