Ivica Dacic Quotes

The Philippines ranks among top off-shoring hubs in the world because of cost competitiveness and, more importantly, our highly trainable, English proficient, IT-enabled management and manpower.

Digitally enabled supply chains initially increased efficiency and dramatically shortened lead times. Capital was mobile; labor, less so. Economic activity (production, research, design, etc.) moved to any accessible country or region that had relatively inexpensive labor and human capital.

Western companies want access to Indian talent. That is why they outsource; that is why they come to India to set up base.

To be sure, India has achieved enviable success in business services, like the glistening call centers in Bangalore and elsewhere. But in the global jousting for manufacturing jobs, India does not get its share.

South Africa has all the tools to compete in the new global village - an eager workforce, ready to take on any challenge.

Outsourcing and globalization of manufacturing allows companies to reduce costs, benefits consumers with lower cost goods and services, causes economic expansion that reduces unemployment, and increases productivity and job creation.

Outsourcing is inevitable, and I don't think it's necessarily treating people like things.

If we ramp up capabilities in China, including additional 737-related work, the actions that we'll take are actions that ultimately allow us to grow jobs in the U.S.

One of the strengths of the U.S. economy is its ability to most efficiently employ resources both domestically and from around the world and outsourcing is one such example of this.

Firms gain comparative advantage from how good their people are. Retaining and attracting talent is a key point of competitive advantage in the global economy. We are seeing that play out, and there are implications for Australia, too. The idea that companies now compete on who can pay their workers the lowest - that's all changing.

By offshoring the production of their products, U.S. corporations transferred technology, physical plant, and business knowhow to China.

In the long run, outsourcing is another form of trade that benefits the U.S. economy by giving us cheaper ways to do things.

Yet in this global economy, no jobs are safe. High-speed Internet connections and low-cost, skilled labor overseas are an explosive combination.

The United States and Arizona are both losing jobs to offshore locations.

There is no better form of trade a developing nation can engage in than to sell services provided by an educated population.

If you're a global company you are going to have jobs overseas. The reality is if we start taxing those jobs at a rate that makes them noncompetitive in those markets, the reality is that we're going to lose business.

Low-wage jobs have gone offshore. We need to innovate to stay competitive.

Will the industry outsource more? I think it depends on the client base.

No economy can succeed without a high-quality workforce, particularly in an age of globalization and technical change.

This battle for global talent is so important.

There is a large change coming in the jobs of America and competition from abroad. We should prepare for it rather than let history overwhelm us.

A skilled, well-educated workforce will attract more companies and jobs to our state.

We won't win in the world if we don't do more to upskill our own workforce.

In today's information-driven economy, business and scientific talent constrains growth.

What is the upside of inequality? I would say that it's a deep pool of properly trained, highly motivated talent that is endeavoring to create innovation that grows our knowledge-based economy.