The Fourth (4th) Industrial Revolution represents the profound advancement of technology that will likely transform the boundaries between the digital and physical worlds in modern society. The impact of advance technology will disrupt almost every aspect of business and government communities alike. In the past few years, the advancement of information technologies has opened the door to artificial intelligence (AI), block chain technologies, robotics, virtual reality and the possibility of quantum computing being released in the commercial sector. The use of these innovative technologies will likely impact society by leveraging modern technological platforms such as cloud computing and AI. This also includes the release of 5G network technologies by Internet Service Providers (ISP) beginning in 2019. Networks that rely upon 5G technologies in combination with cloud computing platforms will open the door allow greater innovations and change the nature of how work is performed in the 4th Industrial Revolution.
The construction industry is seeing steady growth despite of the labor shortage for skilled construction workers. While growth looks good now, not solving for the labor challenges could be a problem that slows the industry down.
Creating Sustainable Careers in Information TechnologyCompTIA
What can the industry do to combat the widening IT skills gap? The Creating IT Futures Foundation offers lessons learned from its IT-Ready Apprentice program which is pioneering new methods in workforce development and bringing diverse populations into the IT workforce.
A widening IT skills gap is preventing many companies from cashing in on digital’s bright promise, casting a dark cloud over the global economy. Here’s how business leaders can attract, develop and retain the talent needed to succeed in today’s digital era.
As a nation, the UK has a tendancy to embrace the latest tech trends, which permeate into all aspects of our personal and professional lives. The UK tech industry creates employment for over 1.2 million people, however skills shortages are affecting the sector in a similar way to its counterparts in the US and Asia.
In this whitepaper, we take a look at the state of play for the UK Tech industry as we reach this year's midway point. The paper highlights the key trends which all suggest that the UK is seeing a resurgence in growth as one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world.
The Talent Gap Crisis - Is Manufacturing Sexy Enough for the Next Generations? CBIZ, Inc.
Manufacturing employment accounts for 12.8 million jobs in the U.S. Yet, currently about 452,000 manufacturing positions remain vacant across the nation – a staggering statistic. Manufacturers saw this coming more than two decades ago as the retirement of the baby boomer generation began to impact the industry. Compounding the loss of experienced workers, the introduction of new manufacturing technologies, the industry’s persistent image problem and the cultural shift in the demand for work-life balance have catapulted the talent shortage to the industry’s top challenge.
The construction industry is seeing steady growth despite of the labor shortage for skilled construction workers. While growth looks good now, not solving for the labor challenges could be a problem that slows the industry down.
Creating Sustainable Careers in Information TechnologyCompTIA
What can the industry do to combat the widening IT skills gap? The Creating IT Futures Foundation offers lessons learned from its IT-Ready Apprentice program which is pioneering new methods in workforce development and bringing diverse populations into the IT workforce.
A widening IT skills gap is preventing many companies from cashing in on digital’s bright promise, casting a dark cloud over the global economy. Here’s how business leaders can attract, develop and retain the talent needed to succeed in today’s digital era.
As a nation, the UK has a tendancy to embrace the latest tech trends, which permeate into all aspects of our personal and professional lives. The UK tech industry creates employment for over 1.2 million people, however skills shortages are affecting the sector in a similar way to its counterparts in the US and Asia.
In this whitepaper, we take a look at the state of play for the UK Tech industry as we reach this year's midway point. The paper highlights the key trends which all suggest that the UK is seeing a resurgence in growth as one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world.
The Talent Gap Crisis - Is Manufacturing Sexy Enough for the Next Generations? CBIZ, Inc.
Manufacturing employment accounts for 12.8 million jobs in the U.S. Yet, currently about 452,000 manufacturing positions remain vacant across the nation – a staggering statistic. Manufacturers saw this coming more than two decades ago as the retirement of the baby boomer generation began to impact the industry. Compounding the loss of experienced workers, the introduction of new manufacturing technologies, the industry’s persistent image problem and the cultural shift in the demand for work-life balance have catapulted the talent shortage to the industry’s top challenge.
Article upgrade yourself or stay unemployedBogdan Negru
Academic paper on the connections between the skills gap and rising unemployment among young people. A study carried out in Romania confirming Consulting Firm McKinsey's global study.
This chapter introduces the Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC). It first gives a brief overview of how and why the demand for skills has been changing over the past decades, focusing particularly on the advent and widespread
adoption of information and communication technologies and on
structural changes in the economy. It then describes how the survey – the
first international survey of adult skills to directly measure skills in literacy,
numeracy and problem solving in technology-rich environments – can
assist policy makers in responding to the challenges of a rapidly changing
global labour market.
OECD Report on average literacy proficiency skills among young adults points ...Dyslexia International
This report makes for discouraging reading for employers and others in 12 countries where the proficiency in literacy of 16 – 24 year olds falls significantly below the average.
Go to www.dyslexia-international.org Newsletter October 2013 (No.2) for contents breakdown and chapter guide.
STEM jobs (97 occupations that fall into the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields) are part of a critical cycle of economic growth. They are vital for national competitiveness, fueling the economy and creating more downstream jobs.
salary, a fundamental question
Knowing that the wages you are offering employees is
fair is intrinsic in your success. When you’re recruiting for a
new position does what you’re offering stack up with your
competitors in your own city, and what about companies
in other major Canadian cities?
It is a matter of perception; if offers are too low will strong
performers choose to work with you? If they are too high
can you afford to keep your staffing levels where they
need to be?
The question of what people are being paid so
fundamental that it is something we are asked about by
our friends and families, the media, our clients and it is a
discussion we have with job candidates literally tens of thousands of times a year.
Randstad technologies has commissioned a comprehensive analysis of our own
internal numbers and numbers from a valued external resource and have produced a
guide to the salaries of roles that matter to you, focused on the cities where you work.
The business intelligence of salary is a complex problem to address. Randstad Canada
places thousands of people a month, in cities across the country in every industry – but
that data, as strong as it is doesn’t comprise all of the data we use and should make
available. To help us fill in the gaps, we worked with the Economic Research Institute
to establish a more comprehensive view of salaries in Canada.
We’ve separated our guide by industry and by region — providing you a focused look
on the jobs that matter to you.
We hope that this guide helps you plan your future growth.
Randstad Canada is the Canadian leader for staffing, recruitment and HR Services. As the only fully integrated staffing company in the country, we understand the recruitment needs and demands of employers and job seekers across all levels and industries. Through our insightful knowledge of local markets, employment trends and global network of recruitment experts, we are shaping the Canadian world of work.
Find out how Randstad Canada can help you find and manage the best talent to move your business forward.
Visit http://www.randstad.ca
Knowing that the wages you are offering employees is
fair is intrinsic in your success. When you’re recruiting for a
new position does what you’re offering stack up with your
competitors in your own city, and what about companies
in other major Canadian cities?
It is a matter of perception; if offers are too low will strong
performers choose to work with you? If they are too high
can you afford to keep your staffing levels where they
need to be?
The question of what people are being paid so
fundamental that it is something we are asked about by
our friends and families, the media, our clients and it is a
discussion we have with job candidates literally tens of thousands of times a year.
Randstad technologies has commissioned a comprehensive analysis of our own
internal numbers and numbers from a valued external resource and have produced a
guide to the salaries of roles that matter to you, focused on the cities where you work.
The business intelligence of salary is a complex problem to address. Randstad Canada
places thousands of people a month, in cities across the country in every industry – but
that data, as strong as it is doesn’t comprise all of the data we use and should make
available. To help us fill in the gaps, we worked with the Economic Research Institute
to establish a more comprehensive view of salaries in Canada.
We’ve separated our guide by industry and by region — providing you a focused look
on the jobs that matter to you.
We hope that this guide helps you plan your future growth.
about Randstad Canada
Randstad Canada is the Canadian leader for staffing, recruitment and HR Services. As the only fully integrated staffing company in the country, we understand the recruitment needs and demands of employers and job seekers across all levels and industries. Through our insightful knowledge of local markets, employment trends and global network of recruitment experts, we are shaping the Canadian world
of work.
To find out how Randstad can help you find and manage the best talent to move your business forward, visit http://www.randstad.ca
The global economy is being covered by a gloomy gray area caused by Covid-19 pandemic - a miserable event that human history has never witnessed in the last century. People from all social classes, small and large businesses have been substantially affected by Covid-19, including the technology sector. The compulsory governmental campaign "Social distancing" has forced businesses to turn on their "survival" mode, which means a series of cost-cutting measures have been implemented.
However, there will always be an opportunity in the most difficult period, in this situation, is the flexibility and creativity in the adaptation of many domestic businesses. Vietnam is one of the countries with a young population in the world, with a population of 100 million and more than 150 million mobile devices, 70% of them connected to the Internet. As a result, it seems that Vietnam has prepared for changes especially for enterprise digitization which is currently being promoted strongly than ever.
The keywords #SocialDistancing #WorkFromHome have been hot topics recently. How businesses turned from bad to good? How did they change in this difficult period? In this report, TopDev will partly illustrate the digital transformation outlook of the Vietnam IT market as well as suggest suitable solutions for businesses in need for support at this tough time.
Report by: https://topdev.vn
IT Employment Trends 2009, presented by Dave Willmer, Executive Director, Robert Half Technologies
Presented to:
TECNA | March 19, 2009 | Baltimore, MD
www.technologycouncils.org
The working world is undergoing its biggest change in generations. Only around 60% of the core skills required to perform jobs today will be crucial by 2022, according to the World Economic Forum. But education is only just starting to catch up.
Digital transformation in china’s sm es the critical success factors and tran...Equancy Paris
Digital transformation in China is customer-driven instead of enterprise-driven. The Internet adoption ratio in SMEs that contribute 70 percent of China’s GDP is way much lower than that in developed countries. The paper aimed to identify the critical success factors for SME’s digital transformation and then provide a sufficient transformation framework through analyzing a small chemical company in China. Three issues are defined as the main boundaries in digital transformation in China’s SMEs: the lack of awareness and strategic vision of Digital, the lack of sufficient change management, and the lack of experts. The seven main activities of MICEP methodology can be applied in Chinese SMEs. But the emphasis may different between one and another.
The Technology Skills Gap: 4imprint’s Latest Blue Paper and Podcast4imprint
As the technology skills gap widens, many organizations find themselves fiercely competing for qualified employees. 4imprint’s newest Blue Paper®, podcast and infographic, The technology skills gap: Can you close it?, offers insights for companies looking to address the skills gap—these include outsourcing risks and benefits, recruitment strategies for attracting and retaining high quality IT professionals and tips on training existing employees to fill internal gaps.
The Current IT Labor Ecosystem | WhitepaperACTIVE Network
In the long history of labor forces, there perhaps has never been a more in-demand and competitive candidate pool than today’s technology workers. While this candidate-driven market is driving technology innovation, it is also placing added pressure on IT hiring managers to not only stay consistently engaged in the hiring process, but also to continue to offer increasingly lucrative compensation packages, engaging projects and a compelling corporate culture in order to remain competitive in the current IT hiring ecosystem.
The quest for digital skills is an Economist Intelligence Unit report, sponsored by Cognizant, on the supply and demand of digital skills across four industries: financial services, healthcare, retail and manufacturing.
Article upgrade yourself or stay unemployedBogdan Negru
Academic paper on the connections between the skills gap and rising unemployment among young people. A study carried out in Romania confirming Consulting Firm McKinsey's global study.
This chapter introduces the Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC). It first gives a brief overview of how and why the demand for skills has been changing over the past decades, focusing particularly on the advent and widespread
adoption of information and communication technologies and on
structural changes in the economy. It then describes how the survey – the
first international survey of adult skills to directly measure skills in literacy,
numeracy and problem solving in technology-rich environments – can
assist policy makers in responding to the challenges of a rapidly changing
global labour market.
OECD Report on average literacy proficiency skills among young adults points ...Dyslexia International
This report makes for discouraging reading for employers and others in 12 countries where the proficiency in literacy of 16 – 24 year olds falls significantly below the average.
Go to www.dyslexia-international.org Newsletter October 2013 (No.2) for contents breakdown and chapter guide.
STEM jobs (97 occupations that fall into the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields) are part of a critical cycle of economic growth. They are vital for national competitiveness, fueling the economy and creating more downstream jobs.
salary, a fundamental question
Knowing that the wages you are offering employees is
fair is intrinsic in your success. When you’re recruiting for a
new position does what you’re offering stack up with your
competitors in your own city, and what about companies
in other major Canadian cities?
It is a matter of perception; if offers are too low will strong
performers choose to work with you? If they are too high
can you afford to keep your staffing levels where they
need to be?
The question of what people are being paid so
fundamental that it is something we are asked about by
our friends and families, the media, our clients and it is a
discussion we have with job candidates literally tens of thousands of times a year.
Randstad technologies has commissioned a comprehensive analysis of our own
internal numbers and numbers from a valued external resource and have produced a
guide to the salaries of roles that matter to you, focused on the cities where you work.
The business intelligence of salary is a complex problem to address. Randstad Canada
places thousands of people a month, in cities across the country in every industry – but
that data, as strong as it is doesn’t comprise all of the data we use and should make
available. To help us fill in the gaps, we worked with the Economic Research Institute
to establish a more comprehensive view of salaries in Canada.
We’ve separated our guide by industry and by region — providing you a focused look
on the jobs that matter to you.
We hope that this guide helps you plan your future growth.
Randstad Canada is the Canadian leader for staffing, recruitment and HR Services. As the only fully integrated staffing company in the country, we understand the recruitment needs and demands of employers and job seekers across all levels and industries. Through our insightful knowledge of local markets, employment trends and global network of recruitment experts, we are shaping the Canadian world of work.
Find out how Randstad Canada can help you find and manage the best talent to move your business forward.
Visit http://www.randstad.ca
Knowing that the wages you are offering employees is
fair is intrinsic in your success. When you’re recruiting for a
new position does what you’re offering stack up with your
competitors in your own city, and what about companies
in other major Canadian cities?
It is a matter of perception; if offers are too low will strong
performers choose to work with you? If they are too high
can you afford to keep your staffing levels where they
need to be?
The question of what people are being paid so
fundamental that it is something we are asked about by
our friends and families, the media, our clients and it is a
discussion we have with job candidates literally tens of thousands of times a year.
Randstad technologies has commissioned a comprehensive analysis of our own
internal numbers and numbers from a valued external resource and have produced a
guide to the salaries of roles that matter to you, focused on the cities where you work.
The business intelligence of salary is a complex problem to address. Randstad Canada
places thousands of people a month, in cities across the country in every industry – but
that data, as strong as it is doesn’t comprise all of the data we use and should make
available. To help us fill in the gaps, we worked with the Economic Research Institute
to establish a more comprehensive view of salaries in Canada.
We’ve separated our guide by industry and by region — providing you a focused look
on the jobs that matter to you.
We hope that this guide helps you plan your future growth.
about Randstad Canada
Randstad Canada is the Canadian leader for staffing, recruitment and HR Services. As the only fully integrated staffing company in the country, we understand the recruitment needs and demands of employers and job seekers across all levels and industries. Through our insightful knowledge of local markets, employment trends and global network of recruitment experts, we are shaping the Canadian world
of work.
To find out how Randstad can help you find and manage the best talent to move your business forward, visit http://www.randstad.ca
The global economy is being covered by a gloomy gray area caused by Covid-19 pandemic - a miserable event that human history has never witnessed in the last century. People from all social classes, small and large businesses have been substantially affected by Covid-19, including the technology sector. The compulsory governmental campaign "Social distancing" has forced businesses to turn on their "survival" mode, which means a series of cost-cutting measures have been implemented.
However, there will always be an opportunity in the most difficult period, in this situation, is the flexibility and creativity in the adaptation of many domestic businesses. Vietnam is one of the countries with a young population in the world, with a population of 100 million and more than 150 million mobile devices, 70% of them connected to the Internet. As a result, it seems that Vietnam has prepared for changes especially for enterprise digitization which is currently being promoted strongly than ever.
The keywords #SocialDistancing #WorkFromHome have been hot topics recently. How businesses turned from bad to good? How did they change in this difficult period? In this report, TopDev will partly illustrate the digital transformation outlook of the Vietnam IT market as well as suggest suitable solutions for businesses in need for support at this tough time.
Report by: https://topdev.vn
IT Employment Trends 2009, presented by Dave Willmer, Executive Director, Robert Half Technologies
Presented to:
TECNA | March 19, 2009 | Baltimore, MD
www.technologycouncils.org
The working world is undergoing its biggest change in generations. Only around 60% of the core skills required to perform jobs today will be crucial by 2022, according to the World Economic Forum. But education is only just starting to catch up.
Digital transformation in china’s sm es the critical success factors and tran...Equancy Paris
Digital transformation in China is customer-driven instead of enterprise-driven. The Internet adoption ratio in SMEs that contribute 70 percent of China’s GDP is way much lower than that in developed countries. The paper aimed to identify the critical success factors for SME’s digital transformation and then provide a sufficient transformation framework through analyzing a small chemical company in China. Three issues are defined as the main boundaries in digital transformation in China’s SMEs: the lack of awareness and strategic vision of Digital, the lack of sufficient change management, and the lack of experts. The seven main activities of MICEP methodology can be applied in Chinese SMEs. But the emphasis may different between one and another.
The Technology Skills Gap: 4imprint’s Latest Blue Paper and Podcast4imprint
As the technology skills gap widens, many organizations find themselves fiercely competing for qualified employees. 4imprint’s newest Blue Paper®, podcast and infographic, The technology skills gap: Can you close it?, offers insights for companies looking to address the skills gap—these include outsourcing risks and benefits, recruitment strategies for attracting and retaining high quality IT professionals and tips on training existing employees to fill internal gaps.
The Current IT Labor Ecosystem | WhitepaperACTIVE Network
In the long history of labor forces, there perhaps has never been a more in-demand and competitive candidate pool than today’s technology workers. While this candidate-driven market is driving technology innovation, it is also placing added pressure on IT hiring managers to not only stay consistently engaged in the hiring process, but also to continue to offer increasingly lucrative compensation packages, engaging projects and a compelling corporate culture in order to remain competitive in the current IT hiring ecosystem.
The quest for digital skills is an Economist Intelligence Unit report, sponsored by Cognizant, on the supply and demand of digital skills across four industries: financial services, healthcare, retail and manufacturing.
Impact on Jobs across Emerging Technologies During the Current Pandemic Crisi...Srishti Deoras
Analytics India Magazine (AIM) along with Jigsaw Academy, has developed this study to focus on the impact on jobs across certain emerging technologies.
Enterprise Mobility Applications: Addressing a Growing GapBlackBerry
This new report on enterprise mobility applications highlights the alarming gap between Central IT and line-of-business IT environments. Millennials in particular are showing signs of growing frustration with the devices and software tools available to support them in the workplace. Many are making their own mobility arrangements, through ‘shadow IT’, despite growing regulatory risk. The advent of the ‘Internet of Things’ will further exacerbate the situation as mobile staff seek access to real time data from their phones and tablets.
Our recent survey of over 100 financial service organizations, conducted by Forbes Insights in the UK and North America, indicates that despite current business and employee demand, enterprise mobile applications remain at a very early stage of maturity, with less than a quarter of employees eligible to access such facilities. The implications here are profound, given the need to support mobile working with appropriate tools in every sphere of corporate activity today.
Many employees complain that the only advance over the last ten years has been to ‘mobilize the laptop’. This merely emulates the traditional desktop environment outside the office. Set against this stark background of underperformance in the mobility area, Central IT appears to be preoccupied with legacy issues such as costly infrastructures and aging systems. Our survey reveals that despite having developed policies and tools to address enterprise mobility, Central IT has little visibility of what is actually going on within the lines of business or at the end user level.
Nor does it have the necessary resources currently to respond rapidly to the growing pressures for workplace mobility. External agencies appear to be stepping in to fill this gap, frequently circumventing Central IT. Mobility remains low on the Central IT agenda.
An integrating framework that reconciles the gaps of supply and demand side initiatives and fuses together numerous GOI programs is the need of the hour. Model of such a framework is proposed here.
( Tasc One members are Parasuram Balasubramanian, Padmanabhan Jayasimha, T.R. Sankaranarayanan and Hariharan Shankar. All are alumni of IIT Madras)
An abridged version of this article was published in "Report: IITMAA Sangam 2019 - Reimagining India in 2030"
As demand for digital talent reaches a crescendo, CIOs are increasingly embracing an Uber-like approach to filling key technical roles throughout their organizations.
MULTIMODAL COURSE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION USING LEML AND LMS FOR INSTRUCTIO...IJMIT JOURNAL
Traditionally, teaching has been centered around classroom delivery. However, the onslaught of the
COVID-19 pandemic has cultivated usage of technology, teaching, and learning methodologies for course
delivery. We investigate and describe different modes of course delivery that maintain the integrity of
teaching and learning. This paper answers to the research questions: 1) What course delivery method our
academic institutions use and why? 2) How can instructors validate the guidelines of the institutions? 3)
How courses should be taught to provide student learning outcomes? Using the Learning Environment
Modeling Language (LEML), we investigate the design and implementation of courses for delivery in the
following environments: face-to-face, online synchronous, asynchronous, hybrid, and hyflex. A good
course design and implementation are key components of instructional alignment. Furthermore, we
demonstrate how to design, implement, and deliver courses in synchronous, asynchronous, and hybrid
modes and describe our proposed enhancements to LEML.
Novel R&D Capabilities as a Response to ESG Risks-Lessons From Amazon’s Fusio...IJMIT JOURNAL
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) management is essential for transforming corporate
financial performance-oriented business strategies into Finance (F) + ESG optimization strategies to
achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
In this trend, the rise of ESG risks has divided firms into two categories. Former incorporates a growthmindset that creates a passion for learning, and urges it to improve itself by endeavoring Research and
development (R&D) -driven challenges, while the other category, characterized by risk aversion, avoids
challenging highly uncertain R&D activities and seeks more manageable endeavors.
This duality underscores the complexity of corporate R&D strategies in addressing ESG risks and
necessitates the development of novel R&D capabilities for corporate R&D transformation strategies
towards F + ESG optimization.
International Journal of Managing Information Technology (IJMIT) ** WJCI IndexedIJMIT JOURNAL
The International Journal of Managing Information Technology (IJMIT) is a quarterly open access peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles that contribute new results in all areas of the strategic application of information technology (IT) in organizations. The journal focuses on innovative ideas and best practices in using IT to advance organizations – for-profit, non-profit, and governmental. The goal of this journal is to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia, government, and industry to focus on understanding both how to use IT to support the strategy and goals of the organization and to employ IT in new ways to foster greater collaboration, communication, and information sharing both within the organization and with its stakeholders. The International Journal of Managing Information Technology seeks to establish new collaborations, new best practices, and new theories in these areas.
International Journal of Managing Information Technology (IJMIT) ** WJCI IndexedIJMIT JOURNAL
The International Journal of Managing Information Technology (IJMIT) is a quarterly open access peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles that contribute new results in all areas of the strategic application of information technology (IT) in organizations. The journal focuses on innovative ideas and best practices in using IT to advance organizations – for-profit, non-profit, and governmental. The goal of this journal is to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia, government, and industry to focus on understanding both how to use IT to support the strategy and goals of the organization and to employ IT in new ways to foster greater collaboration, communication, and information sharing both within the organization and with its stakeholders. The International Journal of Managing Information Technology seeks to establish new collaborations, new best practices, and new theories in these areas.
NOVEL R & D CAPABILITIES AS A RESPONSE TO ESG RISKS- LESSONS FROM AMAZON’S FU...IJMIT JOURNAL
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) management is essential for transforming corporate
financial performance-oriented business strategies into Finance (F) + ESG optimization strategies to
achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
In this trend, the rise of ESG risks has divided firms into two categories. Former incorporates a growthmindset that creates a passion for learning, and urges it to improve itself by endeavoring Research and
development (R&D) -driven challenges, while the other category, characterized by risk aversion, avoids
challenging highly uncertain R&D activities and seeks more manageable endeavors.
This duality underscores the complexity of corporate R&D strategies in addressing ESG risks and
necessitates the development of novel R&D capabilities for corporate R&D transformation strategies
towards F + ESG optimization.
Building on this premise, this paper conducts an empirical analysis, utilizing reliable firms data on ESG
risk and brand value, with a focus on 100 global R&D leader firms. It analyzes R&D and actions for ESG
risk mitigation, and assesses the development of new functions that fulfill F + ESG optimization through
R&D. The analysis also highlights the significance of network externality effects, with a specific focus on
Amazon, a leading R&D company, providing insights into the direction for transforming R&D strategies
towards F + ESG optimization.
The dynamics of stakeholder engagement in F + ESG optimization are indicated with the example of
amazon's activities. Through the analysis, it became evident that Amazon's capacity encompassing growth
and scalability, specifically its ability to grow and expand, is accelerating high-level research and
development by gaining the trust of stakeholders in the "synergy through R&D-driven ESG risk
mitigation."
Finally, as examples of these initiatives, the paper discussed the Climate Pledge led by Amazon and the
transformation of Japan's management system.
A REVIEW OF STOCK TREND PREDICTION WITH COMBINATION OF EFFECTIVE MULTI TECHNI...IJMIT JOURNAL
It is important for investors to understand stock trends and market conditions before trading stocks. Both
these capabilities are very important for an investor in order to obtain maximized profit and minimized
losses. Without this capability, investors will suffer losses due to their ignorance regarding stock trends
and market conditions. Technical analysis helps to understand stock prices behavior with regards to past
trends, the signals given by indicators and the major turning points of the market price. This paper reviews
the stock trend predictions with a combination of the effective multi technical indicator strategy to increase
investment performance by taking into account the global performance and the proposed combination of
effective multi technical indicator strategy model.
INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM USING CUSTOMIZED RULES FOR SNORTIJMIT JOURNAL
These days the security provided by the computer systems is a big issue as it always has the threats of
cyber-attacks like IP address spoofing, Denial of Service (DOS), token impersonation, etc. The security
provided by the blue team operations tends to be costly if done in large firms as a large number of systems
need to be protected against these attacks. This leads these firms to turn to less costly security
configurations like IDS Suricata and IDS Snort. The main theme of the project is to improve the services
provided by Snort which is a tool used in creating a vague defense against cyber-attacks like DDOS
attacks which are done on both physical and network layers. These attacks in turn result in loss of
extremely important data. The rules defined in this project will result in monitoring traffic, analyzing it,
and taking appropriate action to not only stop the attack but also locate its source IP address. This whole
process uses different tools other than Snort like Wireshark, Wazuh and Splunk. The product of this will
result in not only the detection of the attack but also the source IP address of the machine on which the
attack is initiated and completed. The end product of this research will result in sets of default rules for the
Snort tool which will not only be able to provide better security than its previous versions but also be able
to provide the user with the IP address of the attacker or the person conducting the attack. The system
involves the integration of Wazuh with Snort tool in order to make it more efficient than IDS Suricata
which is another intrusion detection system capable of detecting all these types of attacks as mentioned.
Splunk is another tool used in this project which increases the firewall efficiency to pass the no. of bits to
be scanned and the no. of bits scanned successfully. Wazuh is used in this system as it is the best choice for
traffic monitoring and incident response than any other of its alternatives in the market. Since this system
is used in firms which are known to handle big amounts of data and for this purpose, we use Splunk tool as
it is very efficient in handling big amounts of data. Wireshark is used in this system in order to give the IDS
automation in its capability to capture and report the malicious packets found during the network scan. All
of this gives the IDS a capability of a low budget automated threat detection system. This paper gives
complete guidelines for authors submitting papers for the AIRCC Journals.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly become a critical technology for businesses seeking to improve
efficiency and profitability. One area where AI is proving particularly impactful is in service operations
management, where it is used to create AI-powered service operations (AIServiceOps) that deliver highvalue services to customers. AIServiceOps involve the use of AI to automate and optimize various business
processes, such as customer service, sales, marketing, and supply chain management. The rapid
development of Artificial Intelligence has prompted many changes in the field of Information Technology
(IT) Service Operations. IT Service Operations are driven by AI, i.e., AIServiceOps. AI has empowered
new vitality and addressed many challenges in IT Service Operations. However, there is a literature gap on
the Business Value Impact of Artificial intelligence (AI) Powered IT Service Operations. It can help IT
build optimized business resilience by creating value in complex and ever-changing environments as
product organizations move faster than IT can handle. So, this research paper examines how AIServiceOps
creates business value and sustainability, basically how AIServiceOps makes the IT staff liberation from a
low-level, repetitive workout and traditional IT practices for a continuously optimized process. One of the
research objectives is to compare Traditional IT Service Operations with AIServiceOPs. This paper
provides the basis for how enterprises can evaluate AIServiceOps and consider it a digital transformation
tool. The paper presents a case study of a company that implemented AI-powered service operations
(AIServiceOps) and analyzes the resulting business outcomes. The study shows that AIServiceOps can
significantly improve service delivery, reduce response times, and increase customer satisfaction.
Furthermore, it demonstrates how AIServiceOps can deliver substantial cost savings, such as reducing
labor costs and minimizing downtime.
MEDIATING AND MODERATING FACTORS AFFECTING READINESS TO IOT APPLICATIONS: THE...IJMIT JOURNAL
Although IOT seems to be the upcoming trend, it is still in its infancy; especially in the banking industry.
There is a clear gap in literature, as only few studies identify factors affecting readiness to IOT
applications in banks in general, and almost negligible investigations on mediating and moderating
factors. Accordingly, this research aims to investigate the main factors that affect employees’ readiness to
IOT applications, while highlighting the mediating and moderating factors in the Egyptian banking sector.
The importance of Egypt stems from its high population and steady steps taken towards technology
adoption. 479 valid questionnaires were distributed over HR employees in banks. Data collected was
statistically analysed using Regression and SEM. Results showed a significant impact of ‘Security’,
‘Networking’, ‘Software Development’ and ‘Regulations’ on ‘readiness to IOT applications. Thus, the
readiness acceptance level is high‘Security’ and ‘User Intention’ were proven to mediate the relationship
between research variables and readiness to IOT applications, and only a partial moderation role was
proven for ‘Efficiency’. The study contributes to increasing literature on IOT applications in general, and
fills a gap on the Egyptian banking context in particular. Finally, it provides decision makers at banks with
useful guidelines on how to optimally promote IOT applications among employees.
EFFECTIVELY CONNECT ACQUIRED TECHNOLOGY TO INNOVATION OVER A LONG PERIODIJMIT JOURNAL
IT (Information and Communication Technology) companies are facing the dilemma of decreasing
productivity despite increasing research and development efforts. M&A (Merger and Acquisition) is being
considered as a breakthrough solution. From existing research, it has been pointed out that M&A leads to
the emergence of new innovations. Purpose of this study was to discuss the efficient ways of acquisition and
to resolve the dilemma of productivity decline by clarifying how the technology obtained through M&A
leads to the creation of new innovations. Hypothesis 1 was that the technology acquired through M&A is
utilized for innovation creation, Hypothesis 2 was that the acquired technology is utilized over a long
period of time, and Hypothesis 3 was that a long-term utilization has a positive impact on corporate
performance. The results, using sports prosthetics as a case study and using patents as a proxy variable,
confirmed all the hypotheses set. We have revealed that long-term utilization of technology obtained
through M&A is effective for creating new innovations.
International Journal of Managing Information Technology (IJMIT) ** WJCI IndexedIJMIT JOURNAL
The International Journal of Managing Information Technology (IJMIT) is a quarterly open access peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles that contribute new results in all areas of the strategic application of information technology (IT) in organizations. The journal focuses on innovative ideas and best practices in using IT to advance organizations – for-profit, non-profit, and governmental. The goal of this journal is to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia, government, and industry to focus on understanding both how to use IT to support the strategy and goals of the organization and to employ IT in new ways to foster greater collaboration, communication, and information sharing both within the organization and with its stakeholders. The International Journal of Managing Information Technology seeks to establish new collaborations, new best practices, and new theories in these areas.
Authors are solicited to contribute to the journal by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works and industrial experiences that describe significant advances in the areas of information technology and management
4th International Conference on Cloud, Big Data and IoT (CBIoT 2023)IJMIT JOURNAL
4th International Conference on Cloud, Big Data and IoT (CBIoT 2023) will act as a major forum for the presentation of innovative ideas, approaches, developments, and research projects in the areas of Cloud, Big Data and IoT. It will also serve to facilitate the exchange of information between researchers and industry professionals to discuss the latest issues and advancement in the area of Cloud, Big Data and IoT.
Authors are solicited to contribute to the conference by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works and industrial experiences that describe significant advances in Cloud, Big Data and IoT.
TRANSFORMING SERVICE OPERATIONS WITH AI: A CASE FOR BUSINESS VALUEIJMIT JOURNAL
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly become a critical technology for businesses seeking to improve
efficiency and profitability. One area where AI is proving particularly impactful is in service operations
management, where it is used to create AI-powered service operations (AIServiceOps) that deliver highvalue services to customers. AIServiceOps involve the use of AI to automate and optimize various business
processes, such as customer service, sales, marketing, and supply chain management. The rapid
development of Artificial Intelligence has prompted many changes in the field of Information Technology
(IT) Service Operations. IT Service Operations are driven by AI, i.e., AIServiceOps. AI has empowered
new vitality and addressed many challenges in IT Service Operations. However, there is a literature gap on
the Business Value Impact of Artificial intelligence (AI) Powered IT Service Operations. It can help IT
build optimized business resilience by creating value in complex and ever-changing environments as
product organizations move faster than IT can handle. So, this research paper examines how AIServiceOps
creates business value and sustainability, basically how AIServiceOps makes the IT staff liberation from a
low-level, repetitive workout and traditional IT practices for a continuously optimized process. One of the
research objectives is to compare Traditional IT Service Operations with AIServiceOPs. This paper
provides the basis for how enterprises can evaluate AIServiceOps and consider it a digital transformation
tool. The paper presents a case study of a company that implemented AI-powered service operations
(AIServiceOps) and analyzes the resulting business outcomes. The study shows that AIServiceOps can
significantly improve service delivery, reduce response times, and increase customer satisfaction.
Furthermore, it demonstrates how AIServiceOps can deliver substantial cost savings, such as reducing
labor costs and minimizing downtime.
DESIGNING A FRAMEWORK FOR ENHANCING THE ONLINE KNOWLEDGE-SHARING BEHAVIOR OF ...IJMIT JOURNAL
The main objective of this paper is to identify the factors that influence academic staff's digital knowledgesharing behaviors in Ethiopian higher education. A structural equation model was used to validate the
research framework using survey data from 210 respondents. The collected data has been analyzed using
Smart PLS software. The results of the study show that trust, self-motivation, and altruism are positively
related to attitude. Contrary to our expectations, knowledge technology negatively affects attitude.
However, reward systems and empowerment by leaders are significantly associated with knowledgesharing intentions.Knowledge-sharing intention, in turn, was significantly related to digital knowledgesharing behavior. The contributions of this study are twofold. The framework may serve as a roadmap for
future researchers and managers considering their strategy to enhance digital knowledge sharing in HEI.
The findings will benefit academic staff and university administrations.The study will also help academic
staff enhance their knowledge-sharing practices.
BUILDING RELIABLE CLOUD SYSTEMS THROUGH CHAOS ENGINEERINGIJMIT JOURNAL
Cloud computing systems need to be reliable so that they can be accessed and used for computing at any
given point in time. The complex nature of cloud systems is the motivation to conduct research in novel
ways of ensuring that cloud systems are built with reliability in mind. In building cloud systems, it is
expected that the cloud system will be able to deal with high demands and unexpected events that affect the
reliability and performance of the system.
In this paper, chaos engineering is considered a heuristic method that can be used to build reliable cloud
systems. Chaos engineering is aimed at exposing weaknesses in systems that are in production. Chaos
engineering will help identify system weaknesses and strengths when a system is exposed to unexpected
knocks and shocks while it is in production.
Chaos engineering allows system developers and administrators to get insights into how the cloud system
will behave when it is exposed to unexpected occurrences.
A REVIEW OF STOCK TREND PREDICTION WITH COMBINATION OF EFFECTIVE MULTI TECHNI...IJMIT JOURNAL
It is important for investors to understand stock trends and market conditions before trading stocks. Both
these capabilities are very important for an investor in order to obtain maximized profit and minimized
losses. Without this capability, investors will suffer losses due to their ignorance regarding stock trends
and market conditions. Technical analysis helps to understand stock prices behavior with regards to past
trends, the signals given by indicators and the major turning points of the market price. This paper reviews
the stock trend predictions with a combination of the effective multi technical indicator strategy to increase
investment performance by taking into account the global performance and the proposed combination of
effective multi technical indicator strategy model.
NETWORK MEDIA ATTENTION AND GREEN TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONIJMIT JOURNAL
This paper will provide a novel empirical study for the relationship between network media attention and
green technology innovation and examine how network media attention can ease financing constraints. It
collected data from listed companies in China's heavy pollution industry and performed rigorous
regression analysis, in order to innovatively explore the environmental governance functions of the media.
It found that network media attention significantly promotes green technology innovation. By analyzing the
inner mechanism further, it found that network media attention can promote green innovation by easing
financing constraints. Besides, network media attention has a significant positive impact on green invention
patents while not affecting green utility model patents.
INCLUSIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN HANDLING COMPETING INSTITUTIONAL LOGICS FOR DHI...IJMIT JOURNAL
Information System (IS) research advocates employing collaborative and loose coupling strategies to address contradictory issues to address diversified actors’ interests than the prescriptive and unilateral Information Technology (IT) governance mechanisms’, yet it is rarely depicting how managers employ these strategies in Health Information System (HIS) implementation, particularly in a resource-constrained setting where IS implementation activities have highly relied on multiple international organizations resources. This study explored how managers in resource-constrained settings employ collaborative IT governance mechanisms in the case of District Health Information System 2 (DHIS2) adoption with an interpretative case study approach and the institutional logic concept. The institutional logic concept was used to identify the major actors’ logics underpinning the DHIS2 adoption. The study depicted the importance of high-level officials' distance from the dominant systemic logic to consider new alternative, and to employ inclusive IT governance mechanisms which separated resource from the system that facilitated stakeholders’ collaboration in DHIS2 adoption based on their capacity and interest.
DEEP LEARNING APPROACH FOR EVENT MONITORING SYSTEMIJMIT JOURNAL
With an increasing number of extreme events and complexity, more alarms are being used to monitor
control rooms. Operators in the control rooms need to monitor and analyze these alarms to take suitable
actions to ensure the system’s stability and security. Security is the biggest concern in the modern world. It
is important to have a rigid surveillance that should guarantee protection from any sought of hazard.
Considering security, Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) cameras are being utilized for reconnaissance, but these
CCTV cameras require a person for supervision. As a human being, there can be a possibility to be tired
off in supervision at any point of time. So, we need a system to detect automatically. Thus, we came up with
a solution using YOLO V5. We have taken a data set and used robo-flow framework to enhance the existing
images into numerous variations where it will create a copy of grey scale image, a copy of its rotation and
a copy of its blurred version which will be used to get an enlarged data set. This work mainly focuses on
providing a secure environment using CCTV live footage as a source to detect the weapons. Using YOLO
algorithm, it divides an image from the video into grid system and each grid detects an object within itself
MULTIMODAL COURSE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION USING LEML AND LMS FOR INSTRUCTIO...IJMIT JOURNAL
Traditionally, teaching has been centered around classroom delivery. However, the onslaught of the
COVID-19 pandemic has cultivated usage of technology, teaching, and learning methodologies for course
delivery. We investigate and describe different modes of course delivery that maintain the integrity of
teaching and learning. This paper answers to the research questions: 1) What course delivery method our
academic institutions use and why? 2) How can instructors validate the guidelines of the institutions? 3)
How courses should be taught to provide student learning outcomes? Using the Learning Environment
Modeling Language (LEML), we investigate the design and implementation of courses for delivery in the
following environments: face-to-face, online synchronous, asynchronous, hybrid, and hyflex. A good
course design and implementation are key components of instructional alignment. Furthermore, we
demonstrate how to design, implement, and deliver courses in synchronous, asynchronous, and hybrid
modes and describe our proposed enhancements to LEML.
Final project report on grocery store management system..pdfKamal Acharya
In today’s fast-changing business environment, it’s extremely important to be able to respond to client needs in the most effective and timely manner. If your customers wish to see your business online and have instant access to your products or services.
Online Grocery Store is an e-commerce website, which retails various grocery products. This project allows viewing various products available enables registered users to purchase desired products instantly using Paytm, UPI payment processor (Instant Pay) and also can place order by using Cash on Delivery (Pay Later) option. This project provides an easy access to Administrators and Managers to view orders placed using Pay Later and Instant Pay options.
In order to develop an e-commerce website, a number of Technologies must be studied and understood. These include multi-tiered architecture, server and client-side scripting techniques, implementation technologies, programming language (such as PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and MySQL relational databases. This is a project with the objective to develop a basic website where a consumer is provided with a shopping cart website and also to know about the technologies used to develop such a website.
This document will discuss each of the underlying technologies to create and implement an e- commerce website.
CFD Simulation of By-pass Flow in a HRSG module by R&R Consult.pptxR&R Consult
CFD analysis is incredibly effective at solving mysteries and improving the performance of complex systems!
Here's a great example: At a large natural gas-fired power plant, where they use waste heat to generate steam and energy, they were puzzled that their boiler wasn't producing as much steam as expected.
R&R and Tetra Engineering Group Inc. were asked to solve the issue with reduced steam production.
An inspection had shown that a significant amount of hot flue gas was bypassing the boiler tubes, where the heat was supposed to be transferred.
R&R Consult conducted a CFD analysis, which revealed that 6.3% of the flue gas was bypassing the boiler tubes without transferring heat. The analysis also showed that the flue gas was instead being directed along the sides of the boiler and between the modules that were supposed to capture the heat. This was the cause of the reduced performance.
Based on our results, Tetra Engineering installed covering plates to reduce the bypass flow. This improved the boiler's performance and increased electricity production.
It is always satisfying when we can help solve complex challenges like this. Do your systems also need a check-up or optimization? Give us a call!
Work done in cooperation with James Malloy and David Moelling from Tetra Engineering.
More examples of our work https://www.r-r-consult.dk/en/cases-en/
Courier management system project report.pdfKamal Acharya
It is now-a-days very important for the people to send or receive articles like imported furniture, electronic items, gifts, business goods and the like. People depend vastly on different transport systems which mostly use the manual way of receiving and delivering the articles. There is no way to track the articles till they are received and there is no way to let the customer know what happened in transit, once he booked some articles. In such a situation, we need a system which completely computerizes the cargo activities including time to time tracking of the articles sent. This need is fulfilled by Courier Management System software which is online software for the cargo management people that enables them to receive the goods from a source and send them to a required destination and track their status from time to time.
Overview of the fundamental roles in Hydropower generation and the components involved in wider Electrical Engineering.
This paper presents the design and construction of hydroelectric dams from the hydrologist’s survey of the valley before construction, all aspects and involved disciplines, fluid dynamics, structural engineering, generation and mains frequency regulation to the very transmission of power through the network in the United Kingdom.
Author: Robbie Edward Sayers
Collaborators and co editors: Charlie Sims and Connor Healey.
(C) 2024 Robbie E. Sayers
Event Management System Vb Net Project Report.pdfKamal Acharya
In present era, the scopes of information technology growing with a very fast .We do not see any are untouched from this industry. The scope of information technology has become wider includes: Business and industry. Household Business, Communication, Education, Entertainment, Science, Medicine, Engineering, Distance Learning, Weather Forecasting. Carrier Searching and so on.
My project named “Event Management System” is software that store and maintained all events coordinated in college. It also helpful to print related reports. My project will help to record the events coordinated by faculties with their Name, Event subject, date & details in an efficient & effective ways.
In my system we have to make a system by which a user can record all events coordinated by a particular faculty. In our proposed system some more featured are added which differs it from the existing system such as security.
Student information management system project report ii.pdfKamal Acharya
Our project explains about the student management. This project mainly explains the various actions related to student details. This project shows some ease in adding, editing and deleting the student details. It also provides a less time consuming process for viewing, adding, editing and deleting the marks of the students.
Water scarcity is the lack of fresh water resources to meet the standard water demand. There are two type of water scarcity. One is physical. The other is economic water scarcity.
TECHNICAL TRAINING MANUAL GENERAL FAMILIARIZATION COURSEDuvanRamosGarzon1
AIRCRAFT GENERAL
The Single Aisle is the most advanced family aircraft in service today, with fly-by-wire flight controls.
The A318, A319, A320 and A321 are twin-engine subsonic medium range aircraft.
The family offers a choice of engines
Automobile Management System Project Report.pdfKamal Acharya
The proposed project is developed to manage the automobile in the automobile dealer company. The main module in this project is login, automobile management, customer management, sales, complaints and reports. The first module is the login. The automobile showroom owner should login to the project for usage. The username and password are verified and if it is correct, next form opens. If the username and password are not correct, it shows the error message.
When a customer search for a automobile, if the automobile is available, they will be taken to a page that shows the details of the automobile including automobile name, automobile ID, quantity, price etc. “Automobile Management System” is useful for maintaining automobiles, customers effectively and hence helps for establishing good relation between customer and automobile organization. It contains various customized modules for effectively maintaining automobiles and stock information accurately and safely.
When the automobile is sold to the customer, stock will be reduced automatically. When a new purchase is made, stock will be increased automatically. While selecting automobiles for sale, the proposed software will automatically check for total number of available stock of that particular item, if the total stock of that particular item is less than 5, software will notify the user to purchase the particular item.
Also when the user tries to sale items which are not in stock, the system will prompt the user that the stock is not enough. Customers of this system can search for a automobile; can purchase a automobile easily by selecting fast. On the other hand the stock of automobiles can be maintained perfectly by the automobile shop manager overcoming the drawbacks of existing system.
THE FOURTH 4 TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION’S EFFECT ON THE ENTERPRISE CYBER STRATEGY
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THE FOURTH 4TH
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION’S
EFFECT ON THE ENTERPRISE CYBER STRATEGY
Christopher L. Gorham
Capitol Technology University
ABSTRACT
The Fourth (4th
) Industrial Revolution represents the profound advancement of technology that will likely
transform the boundaries between the digital and physical worlds in modern society. The impact of
advance technology will disrupt almost every aspect of business and government communities alike. In the
past few years, the advancement of information technologies has opened the door to artificial intelligence
(AI), block chain technologies, robotics, virtual reality and the possibility of quantum computing being
released in the commercial sector. The use of these innovative technologies will likely impact society by
leveraging modern technological platforms such as cloud computing and AI. This also includes the release
of 5G network technologies by Internet Service Providers (ISP) beginning in 2019. Networks that rely upon
5G technologies in combination with cloud computing platforms will open the door allow greater
innovations and change the nature of how work is performed in the 4th
Industrial Revolution.
KEYWORDS
4th
Industrial Revolution, Technologies, Cloud computing, Innovative
INTRODUCTION
The 4th
Industrial Revolution is upon the world today due to the technological advancements that
has impacted businesses and governments across the globe. However, there are divergent
opinions on how the potential effects will impact the workforce and the skills gap that has caused
difficulties for many businesses in finding skilled qualified hiring talent. Andrew Johnson, writer
and author, presents in his article titled[1] “Digital Skills are the Key to a higher paying job” that
some employers are facing skill shortages and choose to focus on upskilling their own employees
to address that gap. This strategy assumes that every employee that accepts any training to
address a skills gap will be able transition easier into jobs that requires more technical knowledge
and skills. But there are some drawbacks to this approach because not all employees have the
resources to adapt to newer technologies that would allow them to perform their jobs. In addition,
employers’ effort to upskill their workforce would most likely require a significant investment
that some smaller businesses probably cannot afford as opposed to larger organizations. This
represents a dilemma for a portion of the workforce who works for an employer that lacks the
resources to keep up with modern technologies advancement. The lack of resources that would
limit their ability to upskill their employees would have a negative impact on their effectiveness
towards innovation. The other effect would be larger employers that have the resources to
upskills their employees would consume the marketplace.
Johnson argues that businesses need to have a collective focus on building technology skills for
their existing workforce[1]. Businesses that heavily rely on technology to make production more
efficient will need to have employees develop modern technology skills for the organization to
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have success and benefit from this approach. Employees who also work these large businesses
will see benefits as well in attracting larger salaries that will allow them to provide more income
towards supporting their families and lifestyle. Johnson makes a point in emphasizing the best
way to grow the economy is raising the productivity level of organizations[1]. By employers
investing resources into training their employees to adopt modern technology skills, they can be
better prepared to innovative in this new technological age.
U.S. COMPANIES HIRING FOREIGN TECH-WORKERS
Over the past decade, U.S. technology companies such as Amazon, Microsoft and Apple have
turned to hiring foreign workers through a visa program called H-1B. Through the H-1B
program, companies are able to hire foreign workers in fields such as Science, Technology,
Education and Math which is also referred to as STEM. Author Zoe Bernard writes in an article
titled “Amazon is Hiring More Skills Immigrant…H-1B workers”, that the number of applicants
for H-1B work visa has exceeded the program’s cap at 85,000 for the last 15 years [2].The
demand for more Science, Technology, Education and Math (STEM) workers from tech
companies has increased because of the advancement of technology from the products these
companies provide to consumers. Amazon, Microsoft and Google make up the majority of
companies that rely upon the H-1B visa worker program to hire skilled technology talent. The
trend has increased over the past couple of years with Amazon requesting the most applicants
[2].What this trend suggest is the reliance on technology has created a greater demand from
employers to hire workers who are highly skilled in information technology. However, the fact
that companies such as Microsoft, Apple and Google have to hire foreign workers with these
skills indicates they can’t find skilled workers in the United States. Despite the investment from
businesses in training their own workers, the demand for more skilled technology employees is so
great that they must seek talent outside the country.
The plan to hire more foreign tech workers from abroad will become even more difficult to
accomplish because of the U.S. government’s plan to limit H-1B visas. Rani Mollaexplains in an
article written from the Vox news titled “Visa approvals for Tech Workers Are on the
Decline”,that the U.S. government is working to limit the amount of H-1B work visa to U.S.
companies[3]. The assumption the article makes is that these businesses affected by this policy
change will move their jobs overseas [3]. The author states this will have a negative effect on the
U.S. job market for workers seeking high paying tech jobs to support their families. As the U.S.
government stands firm on this policy, Stuart Anderson of the National Foundation for American
Policy, says that restricting foreign nationals from obtaining H-1B visa displays a lack of
understanding of how important IT services are for U.S. companies [3].
The chart by Statista (see below) shows that Amazon, Google and Microsoft represent a large
portion of technology companies that rely upon H-1B visa workers [2]. The data represents an
increasing trend by these companies that displays approved applications for H-1B working visas
rose from 2016 to 2017 [2]. Amazon had the most applications during this time as the reliance on
foreign workers to fill-in the need for technology talent has increased over the past few years.
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Figure 1. Number of successful H-1B visa applications
The chart provided by Recode (see below) displays the effect of the U.S. government’s decision
to limit H-1B visas is having a negative impact on their ability to hire top technology workers [3].
The approval rates for H-1B visas have gone down and almost 60% of applications now require
extensive paperwork to justify approval for them[3]. In the past, a limited supply of H-1B
workers may have resulted in less jobs and lower wages for workers in the US [3]. But the
negative side effects are notable because businesses rely upon foreign workers on these programs
to help them innovate, grow and employ more workers in high demand technology jobs [3]. As
the job market becomes tighter for major technology companies, the H-1B visas worker program
has become a source of relief to fill the gaps in the workforce [3]. However, as the demand for
highly skilled technology workers becomes important, the competition for H-1B visa approvals
has become harder to achieve due to the policy changes affecting the program [3].
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Figure 2. Share of H-1B visa applications accepted
IMPACT ON THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The U.S. policy towards cutting H-1B worker visas for foreigners may appear to be beneficial to
U.S. workers but the skills gap problem still remains a potent issue. If not enough U.S. workers
have the skills to compete for highly qualified technology jobs, then it raises a question of how
companies will be able compete for skilled talented workers. This will have a dramatic effect on
the Department of Defense’s ability to upgrade their network to meet today’s technological
standard. DOD will be relying upon technology companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Amazon
and Google to help them update their network infrastructure. Nevertheless, if the current
administration’s policy towards limiting these companies’ ability to hire talent through the H-1B
visa program financially impacts them then how can they succeed to meet this demand? The
answer is probably not as simple for a company that has a history of valuable services to help an
organization meet their mission goals. But it’s when the negative effect of a policy change makes
it complicated while limiting an organization’s ability to perform the services necessary that
makes them successful that will cause the greater impact. In all likelihood, it’s possible that DOD
could create other ways of hiring more homegrown talent to make up for the loss. It is
questionable that they could succeed if they are unable to find the tech talent they need to meet
their organizational goals [2].
DOD is taking steps towards addressing the need of providing a skilled capable technology
workforce [2].In their budget proposal to the U.S. Congress, DOD requested funding for a new
senior level IT position that focuses on recruiting and promoting a digitized workforce. As argued
by Jackson Barnett writes in an article presented by FedScoop titled “Congress wants to give
DOD a top IT workforce recruiting official” that this position will be mandated to “track the
digital readiness of the military and civilian workforce across DOD”. Since this proposed
position will be at the level of the Assistant Defense Secretary, it will allow this official to
provide the DOD leadership an inside assessment of the current workforce capabilities while
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DOD is focusing on transitioning into the modern technological era [2].Whether this approach
changes the nature of DOD’s workforce to enhance their technological capabilities remains
questionable at best. The effectiveness of this plan will be dependent upon DOD’s ability to
recruit highly skilled workers that offers flexibility into positions that influences positive
changes.
The emergence of AI and other advanced technologies will force organizations to adapt the
skillset of their workforce so they can adjust to the faster pace of technological change[4]. DOD
will need to develop a program that allows their workforce to compete for jobs that require a
greater skillset [2].As the need for innovative solutions becomes greater in the era of the 4th
Industrial Revolution, organizations will need to response to the technological challenges the
world faces today. It’s therefore essential that DOD stays committed towards building a modern
technology workforce to help them prepare for future cyber challenges [2].
SHORTAGE OF STEM JOBS FOR STEM GRADUATES
If DOD is going to take steps to retrain or hire highly skilled workers for their workforce, they
will need to invest into STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). If not enough U.S.
workers have the skills to compete for highly qualified technology jobs then it raises a question
of how companies will be able compete for skilled talented workers. Another issue that may
complicate matters is the possible shortage of STEM jobs for STEM graduates. This issue
presents a dilemma to the concept that thereisn’t enough workers for STEM jobs according
author Roberta Rincon, Phd. Rincon writes in an article titled “Is There a Shortage of STEM Jobs
to STEM Graduates”that most of the debate over the shortage of STEM jobs or STEM graduates
centers on how the U.S. government defines “STEM” itself (Rincon, 2019). She presents data to
support her argument that showed a graph (see below) has more graduates for engineers than the
actual demand [5]. If this is the case, Rincon concludes that more efforts need to be made to
encourage underrepresented groups to complete engineering degrees to enter the profession to
compete for those jobs [5].
Figure 3. Number of college graduates with technical majors
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H-1B IMPACT ON DOD’S IT CONTRACTOR COMPANIES
The success or failure of STEM in the United States will have a tremendous impact on the
workforce in the U.S. due to the need for advanced technological skillsets. But if the level of
STEM graduates don’t meet the demands of the job market then the normally reliable H-1B
program represents a backdrop of finding talent for STEM jobs. In an article titled “IT Consulting
Industry Hardest Hit by Jump in H-1B Denials”, Laura Francis explains while temporary visas in
the U.S. have increased, IT consulting companies have been negatively impacted
recently[6].Francis points out that the IT consulting industry “saw lower approval rates” for their
request for H-1B visas even though some of the appeals to those decisions were still approved
[6]. This is an important factor for organizations like DOD because consultants are able to advise
clients on how to best move forward with enterprise level IT projects. With DOD looking to
upgrade their cyber infrastructure by hiring an IT workforce recruitment official to lead their
efforts, having consults can have a meaningful purpose[7]. As a results of these studies, the
impact could potentially cause delay for DOD in implementing efforts to update their network if
they can’t hire talent via the H-1B worker program. The combination of less STEM graduates
and reduction of H-1B could be an obstacle too much to overcome if no solution is provided to
compete in this new era of the 4th Industrial Technological Revolution [4].
SOLUTIONS
One of the many solutions being discussed is for companies to take an approach to solve the issue
of skills gap from the inside.In an article titled “The US has Nearly 1 Million Open Jobs”,
Jennifer Liu writes that companies can bridge the tech gap by retraining their current
employees[8].Liu lists examples of people who successfully transitioned from other jobs into tech
related jobs [8]. This provides a small template of success for organizations to follow if they
invest in internal training for their employees [8]. While this solution may benefit companies they
have resources to conduct in-house training, it remains of question of commitment if they’re able
to transition employees to positions with the right skillsets. This strategy will certainly benefit
organizations such as DOD if they are unable to reverse the trend of reducing the government’s
reliance on H-1B visas[9]. It provides another to consider option until a more effective approach
has been offered.
In an article titled “The Digital Skills Gap is widening fast, Here’s how to bridge it”,Miguel
Milano statesthat a viable short-term solution to bridging the skills gap is for businesses to
acquire premium talent [10]. By working with staffing agencies and recruiters, companies will be
able to find qualified skilled talent with experience that fits the needs of the organization.
However, Milano dismisses this approach as a longer term solution because newer skills will be
in demand [10]. The author instead recommends a multi-tier approach with several options to
solve the skills gap [10]. The recommendation is for businesses to prioritize skills development
“within their existing workforce” along talent that maybe untapped but has potential [10]. This
task can be accomplished by allowing hiring managers to setup workforce development programs
to help the workforce better prepare for technological innovations. These programs will need to
be integrated into organization’s operational costs as a permanent expense so they aren’t held
back by budgetary constraints [10]. Milano also suggests that businesses use technology to
enable lifelong learning programs that have courses for employees so they can reskill or upskill
their abilities to adapt to the changing nature of the workforce [10]. According to Milano, this
plan will allow employees to take control of their own training plan by developing skillset they
need to keep up with technological changes [10].
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Lastly, Milano suggest organizations will be better served looking for talent outside of the
traditional talent pools [10]. This means taking a more progressive approach towards hiring
skilled talent from people with diverse backgrounds and those without a college degree [10].
Businesses will gain more skilled workers by opening up the hiring process to more people from
different backgrounds and developing that talent using the programs Milano had suggested. This
strategy will take a wholesome commitment from business leaders to diverge from the traditional
approaches in the past. But it will also open the door for businesses and the workforce to stay up
to the date in the modern technology world that will change the very nature of work itself.
CONCLUSION
The immediate effect of the 4th Industrial Revolution on society will potentially change the way
it operates in every area of business, commerce, communications and government. The
advancement of technology will probably blur the lines between the digital and physical
worlds as more businesses adopt modern technological tools such as AI and robotics. How much
impact these changes will have will largely depend on how disrupted these technologies can be in
the business and government sectors. As technology becomes more innovative, businesses will
need to decide how to make decisions that will affect their workforce and the required skills they
need for the new jobs that are being created. Government agencies such as DOD will need a
strategic plan on how to create, manage and defend their cyber networks in an era that provides
both law enforcement, military and cyber criminals tools to exploit technology to their advantage.
To accomplish those goals, building a network that leverages modern technological platforms
such as cloud computing will provide the flexibility they need for these innovative tools to
have its greatest effect as they implement their strategy to move forward.
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