Below is what we really ... Will soon be asking you for local IT
entrepreneurs resumes..... something cooking... no details at this
point in time.... cheers,
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As Technology Needs Grow, One Sector Has No Shortage of Jobs
By Kim Hart
Monday, July 13, 2009
Platinum Solutions, a Reston information technology firm that serves
the government, needs to find new employees so fast that it hired four
full-time recruiters. At any given time, the company has 20 to 40 job
openings, and it recently opened an office in West Virginia that has
65 employees.
"We're hiring as fast as we can," said chief executive Laila Rossi.
"The past six months have been the peak for us."
She said the company used to have a new employee start every few
weeks. Now it's common to see nine or 10 begin work in a single day,
week after week.
At a time when most industries are slashing costs and
headcounts, IT
firms in the Washington region are experiencing growth thanks to
continued government contracts and an increased reliance on technology
in nearly every sector of the economy. The demand for IT expertise has
helped keep the local economy stronger compared with other regions of
the country.
The federal government is expected to increase spending on technology
services by 3.5 percent over the next five years, according to a
report released last week by Input, a Reston market research firm. The
estimate is lower than last year's growth forecast of 4.1 percent, but
"fairly optimistic considering the change in administration and the
economic situation," said Deniece Peterson, manager of industry
analysis.
"This is a spend-to-save administration," she said, meaning that the
government is investing in IT systems now to create savings down the
road in health care, energy costs and agency
communication networks.
She expects the stimulus package to contribute at least $15 billion to
the industry over the next two to three years.
And President Obama's push to increase the federal workforce and rely
less on contractors will still create opportunities for local firms,
she said.
"It will only add to the need for IT services," she said. "Even if
there is a slight bump in federal employment, the government still has
to supply the technological infrastructure for those workers. There's
still a gap to be filled by the contracting community."..
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/12/AR2009071202016.html?wpisrc=newsletter
On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Martin Muraguri<
martinmur87@gmail.com> wrote:
> With better use of the internet and making it a basic mode of communication
> ... while involving , education, business and social life, we will not only
> have an informed kenya ...but one that is up to date.
>
> That thing for "ban" sounds wrong... we could try ...face off .. without
> giving the public... the impression that that is happening... eventually
> people can attend to business while on the bus to/ from work/ home, submit
> assignments on the bus to school.
>
> All this adds up to productivity ... With an I -phone u can watch videos on
> TED's website.. the info that recides there will do great good in the ears
> of many kenyans .....
>
> Maina.
>
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