What's the matter with the information technology workforce?

Authors

  • Manimegalai M. Subramaniam
  • Kathleen Burnett

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v11i5.1328

Abstract

Information technology and the information technology workforce are essential to Internet innovation, infrastructure, development, and maintenance. A comprehensive and dynamic definition of information technology will help develop and coordinate interventions to ensure that a viable, diverse, and talented workforce is available to support information technology innovation, development, implementation, maintenance and application. A viable, diverse, and talented workforce is essential if the United States is to remain competitive in the economy. It is therefore necessary to establish consensus among information technology stakeholders on a definition of information technology prior to proceeding with classification of the workforce and development of educational programs. Wiki and ontology (Topic Maps) are two recent information technology innovations that provide the technological infrastructure necessary to achieve these goals.

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Published

2006-05-01

How to Cite

Subramaniam, M. M., & Burnett, K. (2006). What’s the matter with the information technology workforce?. First Monday, 11(5). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v11i5.1328