Offshore Services Providers Are To Be Wiped Out by Blockchain

Offshore Services Providers Are To Be Wiped Out by Blockchain

With the Trump effect and the promise of lower corporate tax rates (35 percent to 15 percent), we are likely to see a resurgence of moving jobs back onshore. However, not all of this will be done by people. Overcapacity in outsourcing. Why would any organization these days outsource anything using offshore labor arbitrage? As many IT (ITO) and business process outsourcing (BPO) contracts come up for renewal, the question remains, how many rebids will be successful - 50 percent, 25 percent or 10 percent? There is overcapacity in outsourcing as demonstrated by further mergers - HP acquiring....


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