Comments on: China to soon overtake India in offshoring?

Analyst group IDC predicts that in four years, Chinese cities will be most popular locations for offshore global delivery.

[CompEng]

IP protection

Where is IP protection considered in all this? I would be very careful not to send anything to China unless you don't have any IP concerns. That might work fine for some business applications, but certainly not all.

[FusedAndCondazed]

IP UP We all P..

Problem 1: Executives are misled by "facts"
Problem 2: Nobody checks the facts.
Problem 3: Not every country does things the same way.

Imagine a country where 40% is a passing grade, all tests are open-book or open-discussion, and your Junior and Senior years in High School qualify you for a college-level degree if you graduate in the top 10% of your class....And even if someone fails, you offer up enough cash, you can buy your education.

What could that country end up claiming? More students graduate on time, more people with degrees, and a very low failure rate.

So, the execs think "Smart, Ambitious, Learn and Adapt quickly.. perfect!".. But is it?

Mix that with a country where everyone is money-centric, so they will do anything for a little cash here, a few dollars there.. Want to get out of a ticket, pay the cop a few bucks. Stolen credit card numbers buying pirated software, and so on. Then move that into China where it's even worse, and you are setting yourself up for failure if you do not ensure some level of accountability. End result, if you wouldn't show it to your competition or the crack dealer down the street, don't let it in front of the eyes of people outside your own company, on your own soil.

[Orion Blastar]

Don't forget Thailand

I am currently in Thailand on vacation. Thailand is working on teaching English and Computer Science in their schools in hopes of gaining offshore contracts with the USA and Europe. The only problem is that the literacy rate is not high enough because most Thai people drop out of school to go to work to support their families. Once the economy improves, more Thai people will stay in school and go on to college.

[gudipudi]

China to soon overtake India in offshoring ...Um atleast not in the near future i guess ...
I can see that this post is written in 2007 and this is year 2008 .......I still feel india is having upper hand .. But , there are chances that china might take over ,......But not in the near future