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Sun, 05 Jul 2009 | 07:40 GMT

Wider pool of management skills needed for GCC's IT industry

 WAM (Emirates News Agency)
 
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Dubai, Sep. 7th, 2007 (WAM)---Countries like the UAE - characterized by high technology deployment and sustainable economic growth - has both the need for such an expanded layer of professional IT managers, and the potential to rapidly develop it, according to new study by leading researchers from The British University in Dubai (BUiD).

Many companies are increasingly dependent upon technology professionals with strong project management competencies to ensure the successful achievement of business objectives, said the study.

Academic staff from BUiD's Institute of Informatics have spent the last year building up a body of research and teaching experience which recognizes the need for IT managers in the region. Specifically, there is growing demand for locally trained leaders in the knowledge economy.

Traditionally, the Gulf region has relied heavily on overseas recruitment to fulfill these needs in its major industries. Now large-scale investment and innovation has to be matched by the development of soft skills in human resources.

By offering two distinctive IT-based postgraduate degrees - MSc Information Technology and MSc Information Technology Management - BUiD's Institute of Informatics aims to supply this employment niche by training reflective practitioners capable of delivering effective project management.

"Technology needs effective application if organizations are to feel its full benefit. Our courses are designed to provide the knowledge resources and management skills necessary to enable the region's projects to make the most of their IT resources," said Dr. Saad Ali Amin, Head of the Institute of Informatics and Senior Lecturer at BUiD.
 
 
 
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