It’s time to do a bit of rooting for the home team.With all the hoopla about tech jobs moving abroad and the allure that global sourcing holds for chief information officers, it is easy to imagine scenarios in which tens of thousands of tech jobs now located in the United States will find homes elsewhere on the planet.Not so fast, says a U.S. Department of Commerce report, which lists a plethora of reasons why key tech jobs will stay in the good ol’ USA.A section of the report details nine factors favorable to the United States, including a stable nation/economy, strong data security/privacy protection/respect for intellectual property, reliable telecom infrastructure and software development benefits from market proximity to customers. The report then cites 15 characteristics of IT work favorable for performance in the United States. Highlights of that list include work that crosses many disciplines, work that requires a high degree of personal interaction, work that requires non-rule-based decision making and work that requires high levels of creativity, innovation and insight.So, it seems, if the Department of Commerce is right, plenty of important tech work will continue to be conducted on these shores. Equally encouraging in the long term is the recent SAT results that show improvement in math scores for American high school students.But more work needs to be done. Every IT worker in America should feel a direct responsibility for cultivating an education and business environment favorable to future IT jobs. If we don’t, the current and admirable focus on “no child left behind” will morph quickly and desperately into “no country left behind.”Drop me a note if you would like to see the full Department of Commerce list. Related content brandpost Sponsored by SAP What goes well with Viña Concha y Toro wines? Meat, fish, poultry, and SAP Viña Concha y Toro, a wine producer that distributes to more than 140 countries worldwide, paired its operation with the SAP Business Technology Platform to enhance its operation and product. By Tom Caldecott, SAP Contributor Dec 04, 2023 4 mins Digital Transformation brandpost Sponsored by Azul How to maximize ROI by choosing the right Java partner for your organization Choosing the right Java provider is a critical decision that can have a significant impact on your organization’s success. By asking the right questions and considering the total cost of ownership, you can ensure that you choose the best Java p By Scott Sellers Dec 04, 2023 5 mins Application Management brandpost Sponsored by DataStax Ask yourself: How can genAI put your content to work? Generative AI applications can readily be built against the documents, emails, meeting transcripts, and other content that knowledge workers produce as a matter of course. By Bryan Kirschner Dec 04, 2023 5 mins Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence feature The CIO’s new role: Orchestrator-in-chief CIOs have unique insight into everything that happens in a company. Some are using that insight to take on a more strategic role. By Minda Zetlin Dec 04, 2023 12 mins CIO C-Suite Business IT Alignment Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe