61. Arguing Cultural Identities While resistant to pressure to define australian culture, The specificprovisions that regulate the level of australian content on television were http://www.latrobe.edu.au/australianstudies/journal/Issue One/arguing.htm

La Trobe Home Skip to Content Contact La Trobe Sitemap ... Contact Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences La Trobe University Bundoora Campus Victoria, 3086 AUSTRALIA Tel: Fax australianstudies@ latrobe.edu.au Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Current Issue Guidelines for Contributors Editorial Board ISSN 1832-7214 Arguing Cultural Identities: the 'Us' and 'Them' of the Cultural Industries' Campaign in the Bilateral Australian-US Free Trade Negotiations Kate MacNeill University of Melbourne, Australia The campaign mounted by these organizations took the form of submissions to government and parliamentary committees, media events and publications. Simon Fitzpatrick, in his analysis of the role of content regulation in the protection of Australian culture, identified a number of academic tensions in relation to the notion of culture. These, he argued, pivot around two key questions. Firstly, can culture be considered as 'a set of ideal, stable and definable practices' or is it merely the organic and varied practices of a population at any particular time? Secondly, should culture be considered as a system of collective beliefs and symbols or is it the means whereby identity and meaning is created within our lives? I suggest that these same tensions can be observed in the AUSFTA debate.

62. Grace On Australian Cinema australian cinema after Mabo. 0Cambridge University Press, 2004. I do havea specific criticism however. The book does not discuss what is arguably the http://www.latrobe.edu.au/screeningthepast/reviews/rev_18/HGbr18a.html

Felicity Collins and Therese Davis. Australian cinema after Mabo . 0Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 521 54256 1 AU$39.95 (pb) (Review copy supplied by Cambridge University Press) The power of cinema lies not only in what it makes us see but also in what it encourages us to think of not n thought and what it brings to thought Felicity Collins' and Therese Davis' new book, Australian cinema a fter Mabo groups together a specific selection of films made since the mid 1990s and through them, enriches our understanding of the immensity of the cultural changes to which we are witnesses (though, in the shock of the present, we may not even know what we are seeing or experiencing). The book deals with three key issues: firstly the commercial and cultural responses to the post-Mabo "history wars" which are observable in Australian cinema; secondly the experience of what the authors identify as the "aftershock" of the 1992 Mabo High Court decision and the impact this has had on the landscape tradition of Australian cinema and thirdly, the role of trauma and grief in a located cinema through which a nation's coming of age is expressed.

63. Department Of The Premier And Cabinet - Plan Target specific primary and secondary schools with the australian South SeaIslanders Target australian South Sea Islander heritage issues for cultural http://www.premiers.qld.gov.au/About_the_department/publications/multicultural/A

Problems viewing this site Access keys Skip to primary navigation Skip to secondary navigation ... Contact Us Search: Government Community groups Business and industry About the department ... Get involved Australian South Sea Islander Training Package Indicators of disadvantage Queensland Government Action Plan Australian South Sea Islander Foundation Home ... Queensland Government Recognition Queensland Government Action Plan Print-friendly version Queensland Government Recognition Queensland Government Action Plan Following the launch of the Recognition Statement, the Queensland Premier instituted the development of an Action Plan to right what he called 'the historic wrong-doing'. During 2000, Multicultural Affairs Queensland conducted extensive public consultations with the Islander communities as well as across government. The Queensland Government endorsed the Action Plan in July 2001. The Plan addresses five main areas of need for Australian South Sea Islanders: Improve Islanders' access to all mainstream services of government Increase awareness within government of Islander issues Enhance awareness in the broad Australian community of Islanders and their culture Strategies to strengthen development of Islander community life and infrastructures Strategies to combat prejudice and discrimination against individual Islanders and groups.

64. Australia - Identity And Public Policy In A Multicultural Society - SIT Study Ab Undergraduate study abroad program in Melbourne, Australia, focused on the specific search engine, offering access to information on news, culture and http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/oceania/austmulti_pom.html

SIT Home SIT Study Abroad Home About Us Site Map ... Contact Us Program Outline Australia Home Program Highlights Excursions Explore Australia ... Apply Now Who Are You? Prospective Students Accepted Students Advisors/Faculty Parents ... Alumni * Requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader Australia: Identity and Public Policy in a Multicultural Society Explore Australia The Multicultural Society program affords students a unique opportunity to pursue a rigorous academic course of study while having the opportunity to meet, live, and interact with diverse communities in Melbourne and around Australia. Together we explore the histories, intricacies, and issues of a variety of cultural groups both indigenous and migrant and how we all come together to form the multicultural society that helps shape Australia's national identity. This takes place against the backdrop of the homestay experience which affords students a more profound cultural understanding than an exclusively classroom-based experience can offer. By living with host families and engaging in various activities and educational excursions emphasizing multiculturalism, students are able to further their knowledge of Australian life and culture. This program's interdisciplinary curriculum will expose students to the historical, political, economic, environmental, and social realities of Australia. The core seminar, emphasizing multicultural society and Australian identity, aims to empower students with a sense of personal responsibility towards cultural inclusion and the end of racism. In addition, it strives to enable students to perceive and respect the cross-cultural dynamics between Aboriginal culture and non-Aboriginal society.

65. Communitybuilders.nsw: Create Stronger Communities: Indigenous Protocol Guides - Indigenous Protocol Guides Indigenous australian culture When you needspecific advice on the cultural issues of a particular group, the Aboriginal and http://www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au/building_stronger/vibrant/ipg.html

Text Only Version Full graphics version Inclusive Communities Safe and Healthy Communities Vibrant Communities Enterprising Communities Place Management Home ... Vibrant Communities Indigenous Protocol Guides -Indigenous Australian Culture A series of five Indigenous protocol guides published by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board which provide information and advice on respecting Indigenous cultural heritage. The guides reflect the complexity of Indigenous Australian culture and are written as a first point of reference in planning a work with Indigenous practitioners or Indigenous cultural material. When you need specific advice on the cultural issues of a particular group, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Board (ATSIA) recommends that you either speak to people in authority or engage an Indigenous consultant with relevant knowledge and experience. It is important to read all sections of these guides. For further information Contact Australia Council for the Arts Address 372 Elizabeth Street Surry Hills 2010 Phone Email mail@ozco.gov.au

66. Australian Journal Of Anthropology, The: Beads And Bead Makers: Gender, Material book review from australian Journal of Anthropology, The, a publication in the and general types of beads with interesting culturally specific asides. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2472/is_2_13/ai_90251923

@import url(/css/us/style1.css); @import url(/css/us/searchResult1.css); @import url(/css/us/articles.css); @import url(/css/us/artHome1.css); Home Advanced Search IN free articles only all articles this publication Automotive Sports FindArticles Australian Journal of Anthropology, The August 2002 Content provided in partnership with 10,000,000 articles Not found on any other search engine. Featured Titles for ASA News ASEE Prism Academe African American Review ... View all titles in this topic Hot New Articles by Topic Automotive Sports Top Articles Ever by Topic Automotive Sports Beads and Bead Makers: Gender, Material Culture and Meaning. - book review Australian Journal of Anthropology, The August, 2002 by Jude Philp Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. Lidia D. Sciama and Joanne B. Eicher (eds). Beads and Bead Makers: Gender, Material Culture and Meaning. Oxford: Berg Incorporated. 1998. Pp.224. bibliog., index. [pounds sterling]39.99 (Hc.), ISBN 1-85973-990-3; [pounds sterling]14.99 (Pb.), ISBN 1-85973-995-4. Jude Philp Anthropology, Australian Museum

67. Australian Journal Of Anthropology, The: Uncommon Ground: Cultural Landscapes An Ground Cultural Landscapes and Environmental Values Review from australian In Part III the author turns to the culturally specific processes of http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2472/is_3_9/ai_53972702

@import url(/css/us/style1.css); @import url(/css/us/searchResult1.css); @import url(/css/us/articles.css); @import url(/css/us/artHome1.css); Home Advanced Search IN free articles only all articles this publication Automotive Sports FindArticles Australian Journal of Anthropology, The Dec 1998 Content provided in partnership with 10,000,000 articles Not found on any other search engine. Featured Titles for ASA News ASEE Prism Academe African American Review ... View all titles in this topic Hot New Articles by Topic Automotive Sports Top Articles Ever by Topic Automotive Sports Uncommon Ground: Cultural Landscapes and Environmental Values - Review Australian Journal of Anthropology, The Dec, 1998 by Rosita Henry Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. Veronica Strang. Oxford and New York: Berg, 1997. xiv, 309pp., figs, bibliog., index. UK[pounds]34.99 (Hc.), ISBN 1- 85973-946-6; UK[pounds]14.99 (Pb.), ISBN 1-85973-951-2. Rosita Henry Anthropology and Archaeology, James Cook University My reading of this book is coloured by the fact that before being asked to review it for TAJA, I had already looked at it to evaluate its suitability as a text for a regionally focused first year anthropology subject. My initial response on picking up the book was one of excitement at the possibility that here, at last, was a study which might, in its exploration of human-environmental relations, actually take into account the complexity of the contemporary social situation in Australia. I was looking for a book that adequately explored the political and economic interface between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples. Unfortunately, upon reading the book I found that Strang's analysis was limited in this respect by her focus on values, and on culture as a bounded real-world object.

68. Contemporary Australian Cinema - A Symposium Difference finally becomes a part of the entire australian culture, Inevitably,the reason why australian culture is an indefinable entity is not only http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/00/9/symposium.html

contents great directors cteq annotations top tens ... search Contemporary Australian Cinema - A Symposium Compiled by Fiona A. Villella The Boys (Rowan Woods, 1998) Throughout the '70s and '80s, successful mainstream Australian films were principally set in the Australian bush landscape: Crocodile Dundee Picnic at Hanging Rock Evil Angels My Brilliant Career , the Mad Max trilogy, The Man From Snowy River Gallipoli The Year My Voice Broke . Ever since, however, there has been a gradual trend in mainstream Australian film away from the outback to suburbia and the inner city. A call was recently put out seeking reflections on this presence of suburbia within recent Australian film, and the types of characters and stories it has engendered. The following is a collection of passages - ranging from in-depth analyses on suburbia, the Australian 'culture of difference' to perceptive and illuminating discussions of single films. But all testify to a topic of ongoing interest and debate. Strange Planet Muriel's Wedding Love's Catastrophes The Boys ... Spatial experience Strange Planet (Emma-Kate Croghan, 1999)

69. Searches On The Web: Internet Development Guide 3. For example, some search engines are specific to australian sites. The australianCulture and Recreation Portal provides such a Gsearch facility(7), http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/resources/guides/g3/s6.htm

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70. Patterns Of Cultural Adjustment Among Young Former-Yugoslavian And Chinese Migra Australia is a culturally diverse country with many migrant and refugee familiesin need In response to appeals for empirical data on culturespecific http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20030918.153743/

Australian Digital Theses Program Thesis Details Title Patterns of Cultural Adjustment Among Young Former-Yugoslavian and Chinese Migrants To Australia Author Sonderegger, Robi Institution Griffith University Date Abstract n =131) and high school ( n =142) students completed self-report measures of acculturation, internalising symptoms, social support, self-concept/esteem, ethnic identity, and future outlook, and were compared by cultural group, heterogenic ethnicity, school level, gender, and residential duration variables. Specifically, Study 1 aimed to map the cultural adjustment patterns of migrant youth so as to determine both situational and internal process risk and protective factors of emotional distress. The main findings from Study 1 indicate: (1) patterns of cultural adjustment differ for children and adolescents according to cultural background, gender, age, and length of stay in the host culture; (2) former-Yugoslavian migrants generally report greater identification and involvement with Australian cultural norms than Chinese migrant youth; and (3) the divergent variables social support and bicultural adjustment are not universally paired with acculturative stress, as previously indicated in other adult migrant and acculturation studies. These outcomes highlight the importance of addressing the emotional and psychological needs of young migrants from unique age-relevant cultural perspectives. Building on these outcomes, the aim of Study 2 was to propose an organisational structure for a number of single risk factors that have been linked to acculturative stress in young migrants. In recognising that divergent situational characteristics (e.g., school level, gender, residential duration in Australia, social support, and cultural predisposition) are selectively paired with internal processing characteristics (e.g., emotional stability, self-worth/acceptance, acculturation/identity, and future outlook), a top-down path model of acculturative stress for children and adolescents of Chinese and former-Yugoslavian backgrounds was proposed and tested. To determine goodness of model fit, path analysis was employed. Specific cross-cultural profiles, application for the proposed age and culture sensitive models, and research considerations are discussed.

71. Curtin Courses Online Handbook 2005 - Bachelor Of Arts (Indigenous Australian Cu 305634 v.2 Bachelor of Arts (Indigenous australian Cultural Studies) specific Requirements. STAT elements considered are E and either V or Q. http://www.handbook.curtin.edu.au/courses/30/305634.html

CurtinSearch Curtin Site Index About Curtin University Academic calendar ... Student policy and procedures 305634 v.2 Bachelor of Arts (Indigenous Australian Cultural Studies) BA(Curtin) Course CRICOS Code: 048060C Registered full-time Duration for International Onshore Students on student visas: 3 Years Introduction This course offers students - both indigenous and non-indigenous - an exciting opportunity to develop knowledge and skills required to work in a range of professional roles which require an understanding of the diversity and cultural ways of Indigenous Australians. It examines cultural, social, economic, political contexts and issues confronting Indigenous Australian people. The dynamic and complex environment that Indigenous Australian people are positioned within is considered through Indigenous Australian perspectives. Course Entry Requirements/Prerequisites None. Specific Requirements STAT elements considered are E and either V or Q. Recognition of Prior Learning Applications for recognition of prior learning are assessed on an individual basis. Duration and Availability The course is three years full-time or equivalent part-time study.

72. Australian Microbial Resources Research Network cultures maintained in australian culture collections. Location of cultures withspecific characteristics. Links to gene sequences. Links to literature http://www.cbit.uq.edu.au/amrrn/research_needs.htm

Overview Current State Infrastructure Opportunities ... Publications ACM AMRIN AMRS Research Needs The strengthening of microbial diversity research and the development of properly resourced culture collections of microorganisms are urgently required for research on Australian microbial resources and will make a major contribution to achieving national research priorities including An Environmentally Sustainable Australia (understanding environmental systems, transforming existing industries, sustainable use of biodiversity), Promoting and Maintaining Good Health (diagnosis and prevention of microbial diseases), Frontier Technologies (biotechnology, bioremediation, material sciences, nanotechnology, biosensor technology, biomaterials, biopolymers), and Safeguarding Australia (critical infrastructure, protecting Australia from invasive diseases and pests, biosecurity). Recognition of Need At least two government publications have recognized the importance of microorganisms as a source of new frontier opportunities for bioindustries in Australia , and the need to strengthen and support culture collections of microorganisms to provide the necessary resources to underpin the life sciences and the development of strong and competitive biotechnology. The following quotations illustrate the strategic context in which this Research Network is being established. They not only demonstrate the individual importance of the distinctive fields of microbial biodiversity, microbial resources, bioinformatics and biotechnology, but also that these fields are inexorably interwoven and interdependent.

73. Australian Cultural Programmes australian Cultural Programs. The Language Centre, in association with the Each program is designed to meet the specific needs of each institution. http://www.hlc.unimelb.edu.au/academic/cultprog.shtml

Uni Links: University Homepage About the University Students Research Community News Events Faculties A-Z Directory Library Uni Search: School of Languages Horwood Language Centre Faculties A-Z Directory Library ... Home Menu About the Centre Mission Statement Vision Staff ... Infrastructure Services Australian Cultural Programs The Language Centre, in association with the Australian Centre , hosts a number of special cultural programs each year for students of particular overseas universities and colleges. Each program is designed to meet the specific needs of each institution. Typically a Cultural Program consists of English language classes each morning and a range of cultural excursions and visits to places of interest each afternoon. Some programs also include a three-day trip into the Australian bush to experience rural life or to experience Aboriginal culture. Students live in homestay accommodation while in Melbourne. The Language Centre is always keen to discuss new programs with overseas universities or colleges. Enquiries should be addressed to: E-mail Enquiries Phone (61 3) 9344 5182 Fax (61 3) 9349 2180 top of page Contact us Contact the University Privacy Accessibility Date Created: 18 August 2004 Last Modified: 18 November 2004 15:57:31 15:57:31 Authorised By: Director, School of Langauges/Horwood Language Centre

74. Paper Delivered At The Annual Conference Of The Australian Association For Resea But the australian multicultural fact has also brought with it a It isreligious culture, a religious symbol system, which allows humans to seek this http://www.aare.edu.au/97pap/crotr122.htm

Paper delivered at the Annual Conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education, Brisbane, 30 November- 4 December, 1997 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN NEW TIMES Robert Crotty Professor of Religion Education University of South Australia New times have introduced Australia to the fact of multiculturalism. Our policy makers are still struggling to discover how to cope with the fact, how to foster a program whereby multiculturalism actually works. Part of that program impacts heavily on education. We are realising that it is not sufficient simply to include a segment of curricular content that can be identified as 'multiculturalism'. Multiculturalism must permeate the entire curriculum. But the Australian multicultural fact has also brought with it a multifaith society. That creates its own issues, and these must be faced in the future educational context. In this sense, all human beings who have attained a certain level of intellectual maturity, a point of rational discretion, are 'religious', using a broader definition of the term 'religion'. Whence have they derived the religious symbol system whereby they can ultimately interpret the cosmos and life? For most people, the world religions or primal religions have supplied a ready-made system, either in a conventional or in a syncretistic form. For others there are philosophical systems which function in much the same way as the conventional religions, systems such as Humanism, Existentialism, Nationalism or Marxism, even though these -isms would not normally be covered under the definition of 'religion' and presumably would not themselves seek to be included under that definition.2 I would contend that all humans who have reached a certain degree of rational discretion are 'religious'.

75. One Plus One Equals Three: Faux-boriginal (and Lots Of Orange Paint) Curiously, both australian Airlines and Jetstar use orange/ochre as their They I suppose at the very least make sure that no culturally specific imagery http://www.oneplusoneequalsthree.com/2004/11/fauxboriginal_a.html

One Plus One Equals Three MouseRoar: Tully Jimson I Live Here? ... Main Faux-boriginal (and lots of orange paint) Qantas Airlines' new subsidiary airlines Australian Airlines and Jetstar are interesting additions to the local 'highly visible corporate branding' scene. Australian Airlines' brand identity is a curious one. An aboriginal artwork-style glyph of a kangaroo (a dot-styled version of the famous Qantas 'roo) has been used to denote that the "world's first full-service, single class international holiday airline" is unmistakably Australian . That it may be, but the 'conversation-stopper at the BBQ' question is: were indigenous Australian people involved in its creation? And if not, given the societal position and problems encountered by indigenous Australians – how could a non-indigenous designer merely copy a well known Aboriginal painting style and methodology? When the graphic identity for the 2000 Sydney Olympics (above) was originally announced it created quite a controversy. A mark that utilised an iconic aboriginal tool – the boomerang, and designed in a somewhat simplified, faux-primitive way (by Australians of European descent) was seen as an insult to Australian aborigines. (Many aborigines also reported it as being such). In short (it could be said) their culture was strip-mined and exploited to promote Australia to the world when back home, we don't treat our indigenous population with the respect and support they deserve (and are in dire need of). But – that act of cultural appropriation seems somewhat benign when compared to the Australian Airlines brand identity. This recent appropriation is upfront and extraordinary blatant – that is, if non-indigenous people were involved in the design process of the mark (which is extremely likely). Perhaps an indigenous artist is responsible for the design (it would be nice to think so) and maybe their local community received a gift/grant/scholarship/sizable cheque or support of some kind to say thank-you. But I have never read anything in support of this idealised scenario. (But am very, very willing to be corrected).

76. Cultural Policy In Australia A turning point concerning australian cultural values was reached in the 1930s . Organizations based on a specific locality or particular interest, http://www.wwcd.org/policy/clink/Australia.html

Cultural Policy in Australia Prepared by Culturelink IN THIS DOCUMENT... Introduction General Directions of Cultural Policy Administrative and Institutional Structures Public and Semi-public Bodies Facilities and Institutions Instruments of Cultural Policy Financing of Cultural Activities Legislation Sectoral Policies Cultural Heritage Performing Arts ... How This Document Was Prepared Introduction The Commonwealth of Australia occupy the whole of the island continent of Australia, lying between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. At the total land area of 7,682,300 km2 the continent-state is composed of six States and two Territories. The States are: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. There are also Northern and Australian Capital Territory. Since the Second World War, Australia has taken an important place in Asian affairs and has strengthened its political and economic ties with India, South-East Asia and Japan. Two hundred years ago the culture of Australia was essentially the culture of its Aboriginal inhabitants. The earliest steps of immigration had slowly started to change cultural customs. A turning point concerning Australian cultural values was reached in the 1930s. The European migration was an important contributor to the change that brought to Australia many people with deep interest in cultural activities from Middle-Europe. This was followed by a massive post-war influx of immigrants from Europe, making the community receptive to change and exposed to wider cultural values. In addition, technological advances in transport and communication reduced Australia's isolation from the rest of the world.

77. Australian National University EPrints2 Archive - Career Aspirations And Orienta australian National University, Division of Information, The CDEP scheme canalso provide some of the more culturally specific work qualities that http://eprints.anu.edu.au/archive/00001014/

Skip Navigation ANU Home About the Library Help ... Division of Information EPrints Repository Scholarly Information Services Eprints Home About E-Prints Browse Help for Authors ... Eprints Home Search ANU Eprints Library web site Catalogue (title) Catalogue (author) Catalogue (words) Reserve (course) World Wide Web ANU Web ANU Phone List ANU Staff Email ANU Student Email for Arthur, W. S. and David-Petero, J. (2000) Career aspirations and orientation to work: young Torres Strait Islanders, 1999. Technical Report Discussion paper no.206, CAEPR, ANU. Full text available as: PDF - Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or other PDF viewer. Abstract The principal aim of this paper was to determine what views young Torres Strait Islanders had about their careers and to assess their orientation or approach to work. Young Torres Strait Islanders often express their view of their future in terms of their work. However, as noted elsewhere in the study commitments to career may have to be balanced with those to family. People's notions of career seem influenced by their surrounding social and economic environment. Many young women are keen to work in areas such as health and education while young men are often interested in related trades positions. Despite the fact that commercial fishing is the region's primary industry, and that Islanders are already involved in this not one young person in the survey nominated this as their chosen career. Future stages of this longitudinal study will attempt to find out more about how young people view work in commercial fishing.

78. HUMS 3013 (013562) Australian Cultural Landscapes australian Cultural Landscapes. Course details; Fee information for this course Resources specific to this course. ACL Course Info 2005 http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/courses/course.asp?Course=013562

79. Register Of Surveys - Ebusiness Survey Of Australian Cultural Organisations, Ove Small to medium australian cultural organisations from all states and The survey is designed to provide specific details about the strengths and http://www.sch.abs.gov.au/SCH/A1610103.NSF/0/79edbd1ae70f3534ca256d24001ff225?Op

80. Outsourcing Overseas - Builder UK to guess what the user wants” and those guesses can be culturally specific . For this reason, australian developers can finish a project in half the http://uk.builder.com/manage/business/0,39026582,20271725,00.htm

Home Web Development Programming Architecture ... Login to Builder UK All of Builder News Features Downloads White Papers Forums Builder UK Manage Business Management Outsourcing overseas Stephen Withers, 03 February 2003 ZDNet Australia Sending software development tasks overseas is the latest cost-cutting phenomenon, but is it a case of 'you get what you pay for'? How can you optimise offshore development? The buy-or-build decision has long been a part of IT management, and despite suggestions from some quarters that the pendulum is beginning to swing back towards build, emerging export-oriented software development sectors in countries such as India and Russia have added a new dimension to the issue by offering high-quality, low-cost services. Some companies are even pursuing an offshore insourcing strategy by establishing their own development centres in such areas, either independently or in collaboration with a local partner. On the other hand, there is some political sensitivity to sending skilled work overseas at a time of high unemployment among IT professionals. This could be the reason why we were unable to find local companies prepared to discuss their experiences with overseas outsourcing, or that would even admit they were doing it. This suspicion was confirmed by the outsourcers’ claims that their clients were unwilling to act publicly as reference customers. Fortunately, outsourcers were able to discuss their operations, and several executives from companies involved in overseas insourcing were prepared to share their experiences.

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