Where's My Job?

Point of Impact

April 2004
By Corie Lok

Council on Competitiveness head Deborah Wince-Smith on the impact of high-tech "offshoring."

Deborah Wince-Smith
Position: President, Council on Competitiveness
Issue: "Offshoring" of high-tech jobs. Many companies have begun moving programming and engineering jobs overseas to lower-wage countries like India and China, following the trend set 20 years ago in manufacturing. What does this mean for U.S. leadership and competitiveness in technology? Personal Point of Impact: Helped the council, a nonpartisan coalition of industrial, academic, and labor leaders, launch its National Innovation Initiative to devise ways the United States can stay ahead of emerging global competitors

Technology Review: IBM and other high-tech companies have recently drawn headlines by moving white-collar programming jobs overseas. Does this mean that the United States is losing its dominance in technological innovation?

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