South Meets South : Enriching the Development Menu
African countries, like Nigeria, with an emerging information technology (IT) industry, are examples of how globalization has opened up vast new opportunities. Information technology and business process outsourcing is a multibillion dollar talent-driven industry with a market that is still untapped...
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okr-10986-60752021-04-23T14:02:24Z South Meets South : Enriching the Development Menu Maruri, Enrique Fraeters, Han brokers Cash Transfers communities developing countries economic crisis Foreign Direct Investment globalization income income levels information technology IT outsourcing know-how local capacity media microfinance middle-income countries monopoly outsourcing transparency Trust Fund African countries, like Nigeria, with an emerging information technology (IT) industry, are examples of how globalization has opened up vast new opportunities. Information technology and business process outsourcing is a multibillion dollar talent-driven industry with a market that is still untapped. Africa is keen on exploring this new frontier which has the potential to create thousands of quality jobs for its young people. But to do so, it must nurture the right skills. Where can these be found? 2012-05-16T16:14:33Z 2012-05-16T16:14:33Z 2010-10 Journal Article Development Outreach http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6075 Development Outreach CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Journal Article Africa South Asia Latin America & Caribbean East Asia and Pacific India Brazil Nigeria Cuba Mexico South Africa Vietnam Mozambique |
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brokers Cash Transfers communities developing countries economic crisis Foreign Direct Investment globalization income income levels information technology IT outsourcing know-how local capacity media microfinance middle-income countries monopoly outsourcing transparency Trust Fund Maruri, Enrique Fraeters, Han South Meets South : Enriching the Development Menu |
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African countries, like Nigeria, with an emerging information technology (IT) industry, are examples of how globalization has opened up vast new opportunities. Information technology and business process outsourcing is a multibillion dollar talent-driven industry with a market that is still untapped. Africa is keen on exploring this new frontier which has the potential to create thousands of quality jobs for its young people. But to do so, it must nurture the right skills. Where can these be found? |
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South Meets South : Enriching the Development Menu |
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