Intechno China Inc.

As businesses begin to host their IT systems in the cloud - instead of hiring outsourcers to maintain and integrate their systems - outsourcers could start to feel the pain, according to author and technology thinker Nicholas Carr.

Demand for corporate systems integration work - the bread and butter of some outsourcing companies - will dwindle in a world dominated by cloud computing Carr told the Google Atmosphere event in London last month.

Carr rose to prominence with the release of his book IT Doesn’t Matter in 2003, in which he argued IT is destined to be delivered as a commodity service that is invisible to its users, similar to the way that homes and businesses receive electricity today. His latest book is the The Big Switch. continue reading…

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ChinaSourcing: iSoftStone has conducted a series of mergers and acquisitions during the past several years. What is the driving force behind all these?
Li: Our strategy for developing in both size and strength is based on three engines. The first one is we are in constant effort to extend services for our customers, which is to say, we try to develop the capacity to provide varied kinds of services for every single customer; the second one is we are committed to serving clients from all around the world, namely, we are constantly exploring regional markets; the third engine is we are constantly improving ourselves in the industry that we have entered.
The mergers and acquisitions we conducted in the past all revolved around the three engines. For example, in order to expand our market in the United States, we acquired a Seattle-based company located near Microsoft continue reading…

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verview of Beijing
Beijing is China’s political, economic, cultural and educational center and the center for international communication. After entering the neo-economy, Beijing has had a full play of its advantages and launched China’s Silicon Valley- Zhong Guancun Scientific and Technological Park. In order to develop economy, Beijing has established Central Business District (CBD), where over 20 multi-national corporations gathered there. Beijing has become a pivotal hub for China’s neo-economy development.
In 2007, Beijing turned to be one of the outsourcing base cities under the authorization of Ministry of Commerce. Beijing boasts pre-emptory advantage in software export to Japan, because Beijing embraces abundant medium and high-level talent reserve, well-developed communication networks and efficient transportation conditions, which are in need for outsourcing services. All in all, Beijing holds a competitive advantage in the global outsourcing market. continue reading…

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On May 8th, 2009, the General Office of Beijing Municipal People’s Government forwarded the Notice of Beijing Municipal Commerce Commission on Facilitating the Advancement of the Outsourcing Industry ([2009] No.27).
• From the year 2009 to 2013, a 15 percent deduction on corporate income tax will be offered to advanced-technology service enterprises. Employees’ education and training expenses are deducted before the calculation of corporate income tax with a ratio of no more than 8 percent of the total income. Sales taxes are exempt for accredited advanced- technology outsourcing enterprises.
• The total amount of funds allocated to the outsourcing industry by the Municipal Government should not be less than twice of those from the Central Government. The main usage of the funds is to expand the industry size, to help model districts build public service platforms. continue reading…

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On January 15, 2009, the State Council printed and issued the Reply to Issues Concerning Promoting the Development of the Outsourcing Industry ([2009] No. 9). Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan hosted a meeting on February 2nd in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, to discuss progresses of policy implementation. Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and General Administration of Customs have all promulgated policies to encourage and facilitate the development of the outsourcing industry.
On April 24, 2009, Ministry of Finance, National Development and Reform Commission, State Administration of Taxation, Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Commerce co-issued the Notice on Issues Relevant to the Taxation Policies on Advanced- Technology Service Enterprises ([2009] No. 63) continue reading…

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KPO MASTERCLASS LONDON DECEMBER 10TH 2009

EMRG invites you to join us for an interactive half-day masterclass that looks at how BPO is moving up the value chain.  Join some of the industry’s leading practitioners to discuss how their organisations have outsourced and offshored various knowledge intensive processes.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Equity, Financial, Market & Business research
  
• Analytics (Data analytics, financial analytics, risk analytics and data mining services)
• LPO, R & D, Life Sciences continue reading…
  

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2010-market-predictions

Summary

2009 is quickly coming to a close, and 2010 is just around the corner. Everest Research Institute’s analysts have released this complimentary report with their 2010 predictions for key outsourcing and offshoring markets. This report contains predictions from the following markets: