Building Workforce for Information Economy Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Office of Scientific and Engineering Per (Author), Board on Science Technology and Economic (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309069939 ISBN-13: 9780309069939 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $61.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2001 Annotation: A look at any newspaper's employment section suggests that competition for qualified workers in information technology (IT) is intense. Yet even experts disagree on not only the actual supply versus demand for IT workers but also on whether the nation should take any action on this economically important issue. Building a Workforce for the Information Economy offers an in-depth look at IT workers -- where they work and what they do -- and the policy issues they inspire. It also illuminates numerous areas that have been questioned in political debates: The committee identifies characteristics that differentiate IT work from other categories of high-tech work, including an informative contrast with biotechnology. The book also looks at the capacity of the U.S. educational system and of employer training programs to produce qualified workers. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - Social Science | Human Geography |
Dewey: 331.761 |
LCCN: 00012827 |
Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.02" W x 8.99" (1.40 lbs) 398 pages |
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Publisher Description: A look at any newspaper's employment section suggests that competition for qualified workers in information technology (IT) is intense. Yet even experts disagree on not only the actual supply versus demand for IT workers but also on whether the nation should take any action on this economically important issue. Building a Workforce for the Information Economy offers an in-depth look at IT. workers--where they work and what they do--and the policy issues they inspire. It also illuminates numerous areas that have been questioned in political debates:
The committee identifies characteristics that differentiate IT work from other categories of high-tech work, including an informative contrast with biotechnology. The book also looks at the capacity of the U.S. educational system and of employer training programs to produce qualified workers. |