Offshore IT services spending will grow 40 percent in the United States and 60 percent in Europe in 2008, according to research analyst firm Gartner. Where should those outsourcing dollars go?
Gartner used ten criteria (language, government support, labor pool, infrastructure, educational system, cost, political and economic environment, cultural compatibility, global and legal maturity, and data and intellectual property security and privacy) to compile a list of the top 30 global destinations for IT services by region: