Off and Out: The Spaces for Certification—Offshore Outsourcing in St Petersburg, Russia

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (8) ◽  
pp. 1889-1907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Feakins
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Iso 9000 ◽  
Offshore Outsourcing ◽  
Work Processes ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Software Production ◽  
Information Technology Services ◽  
Technology Services ◽  
Labor Skills

The offshore outsourcing of software-production services to places outside of the established networks in well-developed core economies is a dynamic and topical aspect of contemporary reorganizations in the software-development industries. Software production and related information technology services are outsourced to firms offshore or, more specifically, to places where labor skills appropriate to these industries are available at lower costs. Notable offshore destinations include: India, Russia, Ireland, Israel, Romania, and Ukraine, among several others. The offshore outsourcing of software production involves complex introductions, reorganizations, and compositions of production chains and management structures in the continuing negotiation of how relations and work processes will be governed across spaces. The author documents the roles of certification—ISO 9000 and CMM—as new governmental forms that shape understandings, perceptions, and strategies for becoming recognized within the offshore. Drawing on field research with over twenty firms in St Petersburg, Russia, the author proposes that certification is an emergent form of governance that embodies specific processes of globalization.

scholarly journals Lifting Growth in the Western Balkans

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (13) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadeem Ilahi ◽  
Armine Khachatryan ◽  
William Lindquist ◽  
Nhu Nguyen ◽  
Faezeh Raei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Western Balkans ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
Information Technology Services ◽  
Technology Services ◽  
Labor Skills

In the past 25 years, exports have contributed strongly to growth and economic convergence in many small open economies. However, the Western Balkan (WB) region, consisting of small emerging market economies, has not fully availed itself of this driver of growth and convergence. A lack of openness, reliance on low value products, and weak competitiveness largely explain the insignificant role of trade and exports in the region’s economic performance. This paper focuses on how the countries in the WB could lift exports through stronger integration with global value chains (GVCs) and broadening of services exports. The experience of countries that joined the European Union in or after 2004 shows that participation in GVCs can help small economies accelerate export and income growth. WB countries are not well integrated into Europe’s vibrant GVCs. Trade within the region is also limited—it tends to be bilateral and not cluster-like. Our analysis shows that by improving infrastructure and labor skills and adopting trade policies that ensure investor protection and harmonize regulations and legal provisions, the region can greatly enhance its engagement with GVCs. Services exports are an increasingly important part of global trade, and they offer an untapped source of growth. The magnitude of services exports from the WB region compares favorably with that of peers in Europe, particularly in travel services where several of these countries have a revealed comparative advantage. But there is significant room for growth in tourism exports and an untapped potential in business and information technology services exports that these countries can materialize through policy efforts that increase openness and enhance connectivity and labor skills. Serbia offers a good example of how decisive efforts, including education policies to ensure a sustained supply of skilled labor, can help information technology services exports to take off.

scholarly journals Perencanaan Arsitektur Teknologi Informasi Kelurahan Babau Menggunakan TOGAF ADM

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 116
Author(s):  
Yohanes Hugo Maur ◽  
Andi Wahju Rahardjo Emanuel
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Administrative Services ◽  
Information Technology Services ◽  
Technology Services ◽  
Performance Problem ◽  
Advanced Information Technology ◽  
Further Development

Abstract. Information technology architecture planning for Baubau Village using TOGAF ADM. Babau Village is a village located in Kupang Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province. Currently, Babau Village has implemented information technology as a centre for information and administrative services. To improve the quality of service to the community, existing information technology needs to be further developed because the amount of information in the system will continue to increase along with population growth. The problem faced if information technology is not developed is a system performance problem. For further development to be more focused, research on an information technology architecture design for Babau Village. The design using TOGAF ADM is a blueprint and a roadmap for the development of advanced information technology services. The aim is that the existing business processes within the Babau Village related to information and administrative services continue to develop according to the needs of the community and the organizational management of Babau Village.Keywords: enterprise architecture planning, TOGAF, ADM, Babau VillageAbstrak. Kelurahan Babau adalah sebuah kelurahan yang terletak di Kabupaten Kupang, Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur. Saat ini Kelurahan Babau sudah menerapkan teknologi informasi sebagai pusat pelayanan informasi dan administrasi. Demi meningkatkan kualitas pelayanan kepada masyarakat, teknologi informasi yang ada perlu dikembangkan lebih lanjut karena jumlah informasi yang ada dalam sistem akan terus meningkat seiring pertumbuhan jumlah penduduk. Masalah yang dihadapi apabila teknologi informasi tidak dikembangkan ialah masalah kinerja sistem. Agar pengembangan tahap lanjut lebih terarah, penelitian mengenai sebuah perancangan arsitektur teknologi informasi untuk Kelurahan Babau. Perancangan yang menggunakan TOGAF ADM tersebut merupakan blueprint dan juga roadmap untuk pengembangan pelayanan teknologi informasi tahap lanjut. Tujuannya ialah proses bisnis yang ada didalam Kelurahan Babau terkait pelayanan informasi dan administrasi terus berkembang sesuai dengan kebutuhan masyarakat dan pengurus organisasi Kelurahan Babau.Kata Kunci: arsitektur teknologi informasi, TOGAF, ADM, Kelurahan Babau

Technique for Risk Identification of Software Acquisition and Information Technologies

2014 ◽  
pp. 16-30
Author(s):  
Gloria Piedad Gasca-Hurtado ◽  
Jaime Alberto Echeverri Arias ◽  
María Clara Gómez
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Risk Identification ◽  
Technological Tools ◽  
Information Technology Services ◽  
Technology Services ◽  
Commercial Off The Shelf ◽  
Acquisition Software

In this chapter, the authors present the automatization of a technique for identifying the risks that may affect software acquisition projects. The proposed technique can have an impact in two software acquisition areas: 1) acquisition software contract for: Fully Developed (FD) software, Modified-Off-The-Shelf (MOTS) software, and Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software; and 2) information technology services contract, which can be a result of using the required technological tools for the operation of any organization. In both cases, it is indispensable to manage and address (track) the risks that may affect the success of any project type mentioned above.

Technique for Risk Identification of Software Acquisition and Information Technologies

2018 ◽  
pp. 1337-1352
Author(s):  
Gloria Piedad Gasca-Hurtado ◽  
Jaime Alberto Echeverri Arias ◽  
María Clara Gómez
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Risk Identification ◽  
Technological Tools ◽  
Information Technology Services ◽  
Technology Services ◽  
Commercial Off The Shelf ◽  
Acquisition Software

In this chapter, the authors present the automatization of a technique for identifying the risks that may affect software acquisition projects. The proposed technique can have an impact in two software acquisition areas: 1) acquisition software contract for: Fully Developed (FD) software, Modified-Off-The-Shelf (MOTS) software, and Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software; and 2) information technology services contract, which can be a result of using the required technological tools for the operation of any organization. In both cases, it is indispensable to manage and address (track) the risks that may affect the success of any project type mentioned above.

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