TOP TEN COUNTRIES

According to Forbes Magazine, the ten countries for offshoring based on "Location Attractiveness" are the following:

India - Because of low wages, favorable tax rates, quality of IT training and education, English language skills.

China - Low wages and good educational system

Malaysia - low costs, high level of global integration, strong government support

Czech Republic -competitive infrastructure costs, good education system, stable business environment.

Singapore -education system, infrastructure, intellectual property protection, stable political environment.

Philippines - Graduates an estimated 15,000 technology students annually--more than any other country in the index except the four largest: China, India, Russia and Brazil. It's people has English language skills, low costs, cultural affinity for the U.S.

Brazil - low costs, large population, good business process outsourcing results

Canada - business environment, high-quality workers, infrastructure, language skills

Chile - good infrastructure, including telecom networks, good business environment

Poland - good education system, slightly lower costs than Czech Republic and Hungary.

Based on the current top destinations, another site prepared a list and the ranking is as follows: India, China, Malaysia, Philippines, Hungary, Czech Republic, Russia, South Africa, Mexico, Poland