Does the Southern Hemisphere show a little more outsourcing gumption than the Northern one? As a chief digital technology officer (CDTO) who works frequently in both hemispheres, I sometimes find myself wishing I could sprinkle a bit of the audacity of my Australian colleagues and customers on their North American counterparts.
A country with a GDP that is 10 times smaller than that of the U.S., Australia is a geographically isolated country that is used to struggling for its place and name on the world stage. Australia’s population is around 25 million compared to nearly 329 million in the United States and 500-plus million in the European Union. Not many people, however, realise how big that human capital gap is because Australia’s presence in media, sports and the culture at large is outsized. It is a small country with a powerful brand.
Harvey Nash Group plc (LON:HVN) provides professional recruitment and information technology (IT) outsourcing services. It offers executive search and IT staffing services, which include contract based, contract-to-hire, and direct hire positions.
