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class=552490810-19062009>D</SPAN>ear colleague,   <SPAN 
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class=104001609-19062009>M</SPAN>any <SPAN class=104001609-19062009>Dutch 
</SPAN>companies are currently investigating the advantages of<SPAN 
class=104001609-19062009> offshore sourcing of IT-related projects. 
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most of the work<SPAN class=104001609-19062009> will be </SPAN>done in<SPAN 
class=104001609-19062009> </SPAN>India or in Eastern Europe, there 
is <SPAN class=104001609-19062009>also a </SPAN>growing interest for 
Africa. South-Afri<SPAN class=104001609-19062009>c</SPAN>a<SPAN 
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class=801193011-23032009><SPAN class=091404011-18062009>Ken<SPAN 
class=104001609-19062009>y</SPAN>a, E</SPAN><SPAN class=091404011-18062009>gypt, 
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=091404011-18062009>Uganda, </SPAN>Ghana<SPAN 
class=104001609-19062009> and </SPAN>Nigeria<SPAN 
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class=104001609-19062009>a</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=104001609-19062009>re 
upcoming </SPAN>outsourcing<SPAN class=104001609-19062009> destinations. 
The attached 
article</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN 
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class=861450512-22052009><SPAN class=046105514-22052009><SPAN 
class=285164610-11062009><SPAN class=478411312-15062009>: "The Next India"<SPAN 
class=104001609-19062009> deals with this topic. A longer version of the article 
has just been placed on the website 
of </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN 
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class=285164610-11062009><SPAN class=478411312-15062009><SPAN 
class=091404011-18062009>The Broker</SPAN>: <SPAN class=463235911-13062009><A 
title=http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/articles/The-next-India 
href="http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/articles/The-next-India"><FONT 
color=#000000>http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/articles/The-next-India</FONT></A><SPAN 
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class=463235911-13062009> <SPAN class=091404011-18062009>(<SPAN 
class=552490810-19062009>and </SPAN><SPAN class=104001609-19062009>where 
comments can be added<SPAN class=552490810-19062009> as well; </SPAN>a 
debate on IT and developing countries is being 
welcomed).</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> <SPAN 
class=104001609-19062009> <SPAN class=552490810-19062009>  
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class=104001609-19062009>The</SPAN> IT-promoti<SPAN class=104001609-19062009>on 
of Africa</SPAN></SPAN><BR></FONT></STRONG><SPAN class=305473820-20032009><SPAN 
class=091404011-18062009><SPAN class=104001609-19062009>Most A</SPAN>fri<SPAN 
class=104001609-19062009>can nations are not yet well-known offshore 
destinations, and many </SPAN>promotion<SPAN 
class=104001609-19062009>a</SPAN>l<SPAN class=104001609-19062009> activities 
will be needed. <SPAN lang=EN-US 
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Organizing business<SPAN 
class=104001609-19062009> </SPAN>mission<SPAN class=104001609-19062009>s 
t</SPAN>o Africa is an effective way to generate publicity. 
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class=305473820-20032009><SPAN class=091404011-18062009><SPAN 
class=104001609-19062009>We are planning to organize an IT- and BPO-studytour to 
South-Africa (</SPAN>14 <SPAN class=104001609-19062009>-</SPAN> 
21 <SPAN class=104001609-19062009>N</SPAN>ovember <SPAN 
class=104001609-19062009>2009). The focus will be on software 
development, administrative and financial services and call centers. <SPAN 
class=552490810-19062009>During this visit, w</SPAN>e will also take part at an 
international outsourcing conference, organized by ITC (United Nations) and with 
delegations from various African countries. Information about these topics has 
been attached as 
well.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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class=104001609-19062009>It will be the first time for us to organize 
a public </SPAN>IT-<SPAN class=104001609-19062009> 
and </SPAN>BPO-</SPAN>stud<SPAN class=104001609-19062009>ytour to 
South-Africa, and we are inviting </SPAN>partners <SPAN 
class=104001609-19062009>and s</SPAN>ponsors<SPAN class=104001609-19062009> to 
join us, in order to make this unique mission a successful 
event.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<BR>Paul Tjia (sr. consultant 'offshore sourcing')<BR>GPI Consultancy, P.O. Box 
26151, 3002 ED Rotterdam, The Netherlands<BR>E-mail: <A 
href="mailto:paul@gpic.nl">paul@gpic.nl</A>  tel: +31-10-4254172  
fax: +31-10-4254317 Website: <A 
href="http://www.gpic.nl">www.gpic.nl</A>  <BR> <BR>N.B. 
Information about various topics, including the Dutch offshore market, 
can be found in my book: "Offshoring Information Technology - Sourcing and 
Outsourcing to a Global Workforce" (Cambridge University Press). The third print 
is now available: <A 
href="http://www.gpic.nl/bookTOC.pdf">http://www.gpic.nl/bookTOC.pdf</A>    
<BR> <BR>Our activities include: <BR>-the promotion of 'offshore IT 
sourcing' (through seminars, videofilms, publications and study 
tours)<BR>-consultancy (e.g. offshore strategy, feasibility study, country and 
partner selection, offshore transition)  <BR>-intercultural training 
(e.g. 'how to deal with the Dutch business culture', 'how to deal with the 
Indian business culture') 
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