BEM Approved
CPD / PDP HOURS: 2
Ref No:
IEM08//HQ/200/T
The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
Talk on
“Engineering Services Outsourcing Opportunities”
(Organised by Information Technology Special Interest Group, IEM)
Date
:
12 August 2008 (Tuesday)
Time
:
5.30 pm to 7.30 pm (refreshments will be served at 5.00 pm)
Venue
:
2nd Floor, IEM Conference Hall, Bangunan Ingenieur, Petaling Jaya
Speaker
:
Mr. Bobby Varanasi and Mr. Andy Yau
Synopsis
The global sourcing marketplace has in the past decade grown and morphed to become a $1 trillion industry, with demand for a
myriad of services spanning technology, infrastructure, business process and specialty engineering services fueling the growth.
Over the past five years particularly, the engineering services marketplace has taken on a distinct turn on its own, today
contributing to a demand close to an approximate $850 billion over and above the $1 trillion business already in the
marketplace. Interestingly maturing markets and economies with robust infrastructure investments, and engineering capabilities
are being sought after by engineering and manufacturing organizations in their quest to support their growth and innovation
needs. Given pressures from demographics, and economic factors, most developed nations are sourcing for talent and
engineering service capabilities across the globe. Outsourcing Malaysia (www.outsourcingmalaysia.org.my), an organization
focusing on outsourcing and sourcing competencies perceives that Malaysia’s competence in engineering has to be brought
to the forte, and showcased to the world such that global businesses tap into our engineering competencies as well. This
talk is aimed at providing one with a bird’s eye-view of the marketplace, demand trends, and opportunities for Malaysia to
participate actively.
Outsourcing Malaysia (OM) is an initiative of the outsourcing industry in Malaysia and a Chapter of PIKOM. With the support
from its institutional partners i.e. the Multimedia