Charles - there is a body of research being done on what's known as "reverse brain drain" or "brain recirculation" - I wouldnt be tech determinist and say its "Because of the Internet" but there are various issues Economic and socio-cultural that surround the IT industry playing into this. here's a reference I know of through personal dialogue - (of course) and his biblio etc might take you to more readings in this are. Gajjala V (2006) The Role of Information and Communication Technologies in Enhancing Processes of Entrepreneurship and Globalization in Indian Software Companies in The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, Vol 26 see http://www.ejisdc.org:8011/ojs2/index.php/ejisdc/article/view/271 r
We would greatly appreciate your forwarding those suggestions either to me offlist or with the list at large. I'll compile these - including possible contacts - and then send them on to our colleague in S.A.
Radhika Gajjala radhika@cyberdiva.org Radhika Gajjala Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator School of Communication Studies 302 West Hall Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH 43402 http://personal.bgsu.edu/~radhik http://www.cyberdiva.org/blog