Title: Trend spotting the future of information society technology human resources

Authors: Sami Mahroum, Bernhard Dachs, Matthias Weber

Addresses: ARC Systems Research, Donau-City-Strasse 1, A-1220 Vienna, Austria. ' ARC Systems Research, Donau-City-Strasse 1, A-1220 Vienna, Austria. ' ARC Systems Research, Donau-City-Strasse 1, A-1220 Vienna, Austria

Abstract: This paper identifies and highlights the main issues and challenges that will shape the human resource factor in the future development of the Information Society Technology (IST). It is done by addressing the future of human resources for IST from three different angles, namely, the future composition of IST workforce, the future geography of Human Resources for IST (HRIST) supply and demand and the future orientation of IST markets. The paper argues that the pending demographic change, the internationalisation of education, labour and markets and the continuous shift from an industrial economy to an information knowledge-based economy will transform the dynamics of workforce supply and demand as we know it today. Foresighting the future of IST workforce requires identifying and understanding these new dynamics.

Keywords: demographics; foresight; human resources; information society technology; international mobility; international outsourcing; emerging technologies; IST workforce.

DOI: 10.1504/IJFIP.2007.011623

International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy, 2007 Vol.3 No.2, pp.169 - 186

Published online: 06 Dec 2006 *

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