以電腦科學為志業

Jserv's blog: 以電腦科學為志業

之前的 blog [ 軟體工程師近況] 談到引用 CNN Money 的資料指出， 軟體工程師被認為是美國最好的工作( 美评出十大最佳工作 软件工程师居于首位 - DoNews.com)，並輔以薪資與產業成長的參考數據。IBM developerWorks 刊載了 [ two-year-old Academic Initiative enhances computer science curricula, seeks to reverse student decline] 一文，由 IBM Innovation and University Relations 的 VP - Gina Poole 的訪談作出發，提及以電腦科學 (也包含所謂的「資訊工程」) 為志業，並探討 當今 out-sourcing(外包)、自由軟體運動、開放規格，以及運算型態(编程模型?)的轉變等衝擊，一個初入 IT 產業或者與企業合作的大學院校學生，該以何種心態面對，而這些也是促成 IBM Academic Initiative(IBM学院计划)創設的原因。

中文提到的 "You name software engineering as the fastest-growing occupation in coming years. Where is most of this growth taking place?"，Gina Poole 給的回覆很有意思：

• he growth is everywhere. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has identified computer-based jobs as one of the hottest areas, and those involving specific skill sets -- systems analysts, database administrators, computer scientists -- as some of the fastest-growing occupations through 2012, with growth rates anywhere from 40 to 70% in the U.S. alone. Further, at least 1.5 million additional IT field professionals will be needed by the end of this year.
  
  Another factor: approximately 70 million baby-boomers will leave the workforce over the next 15 years, with only 40 million new workers coming in, and that will make the shortage of computer-skilled folks even more dramatic. Canada and EMEA foresee similar retirement rates. And even looking at India or China or Russia, where there are explosions of activity, they are trying to move as quickly as possible from agricultural to manufacturing to services economies. In developed nations in Europe and North America, about 70% of the economy is based on services and knowledge workers, and this is where India, China, and Russia would like to be.
  
  Over 50% of students entering university in India and China select degree programs in science, technology, math, and computer science, but they still don't have enough skilled workers to meet the demand.

這個分析數字，之前曾在〈商業周刊〉的 BRIC 金磚四國看過相似的報導，後面的篇幅則探討到 IT 產業的 out-sourcing 趨勢，以正面的態度回應，並銜接 open source / open standard 的發展，選擇以電腦科學為志業，將有機會一同改寫未來的歷史。
由 jserv 發表於 April 23, 2006 03:34 PM



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