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Paul Tjia
Paul Tjia is the founder of GPI Consultancy, an independent Dutch consultancy firm in the field of global sourcing. He assists clients in areas such as offshore sourcing strategy, country and partner selection, offshore transition, and cultural training. He organizes IT and BPO study tours to different countries on a regular basis. The program of a business mission to North Korea (November 2011) is available at www.gpic.nl/NKtourNov11.pdf. Paul Tjia can be contacted at info@gpic.nl.Together with Professor Erran Carmel (American University), Paul Tjia wrote the book: “Offshoring Information Technology-Sourcing and Outsourcing to a Global Workforce” (Cambridge University Press). The Table of Contents can be found at: www.gpic.nl/bookTOC.pdf.
North Korea: An Up-and-Coming IT-Outsourcing Destination
European companies are increasingly outsourcing IT-related projects to low-cost countries such as India, China, Vietnam or the Philippines. North Korea also wants to be an outsourcing destination, and has specific advantages. The combination of very low tariffs, combined with a high level of quality, is its main attraction. Various local service [...]
