International perspectives: software strategies in developing countries

Abstract

lobalization touches everything these days, and software is no exception. It's big business in developing countries (DCs), 1 from the headlinegrabbing software factories of Bangalore to the back-street database designers of Nairobi. And no wonder: many of these countries have cheap, talented labor that finds an easy route into a business that is laborintensive, has relatively low entry barriers, and has few economies of scale. Computer science graduates need arm themselves with just a PC and a couple of user contacts to become part of the local information economy. Add a modem and they are global "infopreneurs."