Infosys, like other IT companies in India, must make big investments in education to compensate for the limitations of the country’s education. Its Investments begin in helping schools, climax in a 23-week introductory program and continue through an employee’s entire career.
Read the articleThe Future of Community Colleges
August 25th, 2011
Online College Courses has just released its list of Ten Predictions for the Future of Community Colleges.
Although the list certainly does discuss (correctly) the importance of online education, it goes far beyond the group’s primary focus to emphasize a number of other critical changes that, as we had discussed in our 2010 series on the future of community colleges.
The list includes, but is not limited to the:
- The growing need for community colleges as an alternative to the exploding cost of attaining four-year degrees;
- Changes that will be required to meet the needs of rapidly growing numbers of non-traditional students;
- Increased coordination with local businesses;
- Growing focus on identifying and preparing students for high-demand jobs, regardless of whether or not these jobs require degrees;
The list is well worth checking out.
Read the articleIs “What’s Good for IBM, Good for America”?
August 14th, 2011
Maybe I read way too much into Sam Palmisano’s reflections on some of the primary lessons that IBM has learned over its first 100 years……….
Read the articleThe United States’ Clogged Technology Education-to-Employment Pipeline
July 31st, 2011
Anyone who reads a newspaper is bombarded with a continual flood of statistics as to how the U.S. is falling behind in science, math and technology education. Unfortunately, gaps which emerge in primary and secondary schools are magnified through college, graduate school and most importantly, into the workplace. Our STEM education-to-employment pipeline is in desperate need of repair.
Read the articleHP SITAS: A Growing Focus on IT-Based Business Value
May 15th, 2011
HP is continuing its incremental progress in developing and delivering more industry-aligned value propositions and business-aligned services. Its new Strategic IT Advisory Services (SITAS) is a good initial step in helping clients develop an IT strategy that will enable their business strategy.
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