Impending IT Workforce Vacuum: What's the plan? - Preview




CIO Talk Radio show

Summary: Guest: Ed Lazowska Title: Bill and Melinda Gates Chair, Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington,Former Co-chair, President Bush's Information Technology Advisory Committee Guest: Dr. Merrick Furst Title: Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean of the College of Computing at Georgia Tech By 2010, there will be a major IT workforce exodus with baby boomers reaching retirement age. How are we planning to handle this shift expected in IT workforce levels? How is industry and academia collaborating to ensure that the new breed of IT talent is ready for the market in terms of quality and quantity?