IBM, Indian Universities, and several U.S. Universities have developed curriculum for 'Service Scientists,' or "skills associated with the burgeoning market for offshore technical services and support."
The agreements involve: IBM, the Indian School of Business--Hyderabad (ISB), the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore, and the Indian Institute of Science. U.S. universities involved include the University of California, Berkeley; Arizona State University; and North Carolina State University.
Americans will need to step it up a notch to compete for the skills needed in a technology-based, services-led economy.
cf. Paul McCloskey, "IBM, Indian Universities Develop Curriculum for 'Service Scientists'," Campus Technology, 7/10/2007, http://www.campustechnology.com/article.aspx?aid=49021.