16 January 2006

This report summarizes the views expressed at a BCS Thought Leadership debate on how the UK can avoid losing out to the Far East.

Two speakers introduced the theme with short talks after which 30 participants discussed the matter in three groups. Participants were from industry, universities, and government bodies.

The speakers were Dr Richard Sykes, Chair of Intellect's Outsourcing Group and formerly ICI Group Vice President IT and Professor Mari Sako of the Said Business School, Oxford.

At the end of the evening, held at the Royal Society in London, each table reported back to the gathering. The discussion had a very positive feel to it, highlighting that the UK is currently in a strong position.

Various ways of sustaining that advantage were suggested but one definitive solution was not found.

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