The seminar aims to provide more information for IT workers in Vietnam, particularly on knowledge outsourcing and patching. India is reputed for providing knowledgeable and skilful IT workers to many international companies working in the IT industry. Rohit Talwar, an Indian senior business advisor for international corporations investing in India said that outsourcing is still a major earner for India and is tied to the development of its IT sector. Nevertheless the country needs to pay more attention to emerging competitors, such as developing countries in Eastern Europe, Africa and other countries in Asia, like Vietnam and Pakistan.
In his presentation for the seminar, Nguyen Ha Phi, and IT expert who works in Silicon Valley in the US reaffirmed the issue. Phi said that the emergence of Vietnam in the IT sector has caused India to take note.
With rapid economic development, as well as opening access to the world IT market, Vietnam could develop its human resources in this field to compete with other countries, especially with India.
According to Phi, Vietnamese students learn new technologies as quickly as US students or students from more advanced countries. However, strategic thinking in tackling different tasks encountered is a problem for Vietnamese workers in any field.
Phi also said that knowledge outsource has become a real demand and a new trend of IT in the world. Vietnamese IT workers should grab the opportunities to develop their knowledge on working in the field to win in the competition to attract more customers for outsourcing projects.
Phi warned that to pull in outsourced projects is not a simple matter, as the country needs to have strong human resources as well as to gain client confidence. If Vietnam can do this, it would be a very good way for the country’s IT sector to develop as it is a highly profitable business.
There is a great demand on IT engineers working in patching mistakes in software packages. Phi said that patching software is better paid than software development itself.
Currently analysis of India’s outsource attraction has stopped short, and it is time for other emergent IT markets to grow and attract more customers.
Phi advised that for Vietnam to develop its IT sector, then it is necessary to raise the quality of its human resources, which would then help the country to develop services.
