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Invest Australia, the government agency responsible for attracting investment from overseas, has defended its record in attracting offshoring investments, despite criticism from influential industry bodies including the ACS and the AIIA.
Overseas outsourcing is here to stay, so there is no point trying to prevent it, the Australian Information Industry Association's executive director, Rob Durie, said today.
Claims that Australia suffers from an ICT skills shortage is simply unfounded but the lack of support from the government and industry associations to counter these assertions has left workers in the lurch.
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