Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) Sector Industries Might be Cut Down to Size, but Globalization Will Continue: An IISD Commentary
IISD and AccountAbility will soon release a report on responsible competitiveness in information technology enabled services, which we hope will raise the profile of business process outsourcing and software services as catalysts for more sustainable and equitable globalization. Our primer looks at how this could be done—how the world can be made more sustainable and "flat" though improved opportunities for knowledge and growth.
In advance of that release, Project Officer Oshani Perera looks at the impact of alleged corruption in the information technology enabled service sector.
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