DocumentCode
1529142
Title
A moving target: studies try to define the IT workforce
Author
Lowell, Bill ; Burgess, Angela
Author_Institution
Bus. Dev. Directives, USA
Volume
1
Issue
3
fYear
1999
Firstpage
33
Lastpage
37
Abstract
Several agencies and associations are now attempting to track the IT workforce. Studies like these will be used by governments to help set economic strategy, employment and trade policies, training priorities, and legislative and regulatory initiatives, among other things. This article summarizes the findings contained in reports issued by: the US Bureau of Labor Statistics´ (BLSs) Occupational Outlook Handbook; the United Engineering Foundation (UEF); and the Computing Research Association
Keywords
employment; human resource management; information technology; personnel; Computing Research Association; IT workforce; Occupational Outlook Handbook; US Bureau of Labor Statistics; United Engineering Foundation; economic strategy; employment; governments; legislative initiatives; regulatory initiatives; trade policies; training; Communications technology; Data engineering; Databases; Engineering profession; Extraterrestrial measurements; Globalization; Manufacturing industries; Qualifications; Recruitment; Remuneration;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
IT Professional
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1520-9202
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/6294.774951
Filename
774951
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