What does information technology talent mean?

Information technology talents include information industry talents and information application talents.

Information industry talents mainly refer to information talents employed by the first information department, and also include information technology industry talents (electronic information industry talents include manufacturing and software industry talents, and information technology service talents include communication operation talents and computer technology service talents) and information service talents (including information professionals, information consulting service talents and Internet service talents between information service industry and information technology industry). Talents in radio, film and television industry and communication culture industry (including publishing industry talents) should also be counted as information industry talents and information application talents according to the North American industrial classification system, mainly referring to information talents employed by the Second Information Department, including professional information technology talents (such as technicians in traditional industry information centers), information management talents (such as enterprise CIOs) and information technology application talents (ordinary employees with information literacy) in the Second Information Department.

Information is universal to all walks of life, and all walks of life can apply information technology to develop information resources, so all walks of life have their own "information talents", that is, general information talents; At the same time, information technology has become an industry with professional particularity, and the "information talents" needed by the information technology industry (IT industry) are professional information talents. General information talents and professional information talents are both in short supply in the industry. The former is a scarce talent in the information transformation of traditional industries; The latter is a scarce talent for the development of information technology industry.

The international competition situation of information talents and the challenges faced by China

In the information age, those who get talents win the world. The competition of information talents has increasingly become the commanding height of competitiveness competition in all countries of the world.

According to incomplete statistics, the global demand for information talents is growing. In addition to the demand for 850,000 information talents in the US market, according to a joint survey conducted by Microsoft and IDC UK Market Research Company, the information technology talent gap in Europe in 2003 reached 6.5438+0.74 million. The survey also believes that many projects will not be implemented due to the shortage of information technology talents. It is estimated that in the next three years, the resulting tax losses to Europe will be as high as 380 billion euros. In Japan, in the next 10 year, there will be a shortage of scientific and technological talents1601445,000, among which information technology talents are the most scarce. This is still the case in developed countries, not to mention developing countries eager to catch up in the information society.

Although the United States is busy streamlining institutions and laying off employees during the low tide of the Internet, the high-tech industry is still a buyer's market, and the demand for talents is in short supply, among which software designers, test engineers and programmers are the most sought after. In the fierce competition for information talents, American companies use their economic advantages to recruit it talents, not only providing stock options and generous bonuses, but also providing free BMW cars and dry cleaning clothes. In order to make up for the serious shortage of professionals in the field of information technology, regardless of the domestic unemployment rate and foreign immigrants, Germany adopted the policy of "handling special affairs" and made an exception for information technology talents. It is planned to introduce about 20,000 information technology talents from countries and regions outside the EU within two years. Britain has shortened the time for issuing labor permits for information technology talents from 1 month to 1 week.

In the international competition of information talents, developing countries are at a disadvantage. When analyzing the situation of information talents in Latin America, IDC concluded that speeding up the training of network professionals has become a top priority for Latin American countries, otherwise it will affect the progress of regional economy integrating into the world economy.

IDC predicts that Latin America will face a shortage of information technology talents in 2004, with a shortage of 475,000 people. According to the report, the demand for information network talents in Latin America is in short supply, and the shortage will increase by 9% every year. By 2004, Latin American countries will need 675,000 information technology talents, while the existing education system in Latin America can only provide about 200,000 professionals.

In 2004, Brazil and Mexico will be the countries with the largest demand for information technology talents in Latin America, and there will be a gap of 248,000 professionals and 1 1.8 million professionals respectively. At the same time, the imbalance between supply and demand of talents in Argentina, Venezuela and Chile is relatively good, but there will be about 30,000, 20,000 and 8,000 professional vacancies respectively.

Developing countries have also begun to take different measures to retain their information talents. By the end of 2003, India had about 280,000 employees in the information industry. But the output of this industry will double every 18 months. According to the estimation of the relevant departments of the Indian government, the demand for software professionals this year is 6.5438+0.8 million, and the maximum number that can be provided at present can reach 6.5438+0.2 million. In order to prevent the continuous outflow of information technology talents, the Indian government and related enterprises are taking high salaries and other preferential treatments to attract domestic talents to return, and strive to hire professionals from other countries.

At present, China needs to cultivate information professionals in five aspects:

First, senior information decision-making experts who meet the needs of information analysis in development strategy research;

Second, experts in information management and operation to meet the needs of the development of socialist market economy;

Third, information application experts in the fields of information technology and communication to meet the needs of the development of national economy and social informatization;

Fourth, senior information technology talents who adapt to the goal of strengthening the country in the information industry;

Fifth, high-quality information workers who meet the development needs of modern service industry and have broad employment prospects.

"Learn computers well, and the number of employment opportunities comes first."

Training is the main supply mode of information talents in China.

The Ministry of Personnel has specially issued the Provisions on Computer Knowledge Popularization Training and Assessment to promote cadres at all levels in China to learn computer knowledge. In order to implement the strategy of strengthening the country through talents, the Personnel Department of the Ministry of Information Industry issued the Implementation Opinions on National Information Technology Talents Training, and announced that the National Information Technology Talents Training Project was officially launched on June 65438+ 10/2004. Domestic policies and systems for training information technology talents have greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of the masses, especially teenagers, to learn information technology, especially computer technology. In the past, the saying that "learning mathematics and physics well and traveling all over the world are not afraid" has been replaced by "learning computers well and the number of job opportunities comes first".

Information from the Office of the State Leading Group for Enterprise Informatization and the Economic Information Center of the State Economic and Trade Commission: In order to continuously and systematically grasp the information construction and application of Chinese enterprises and better promote enterprise informatization, in 2002, the Office of the State Leading Group for Enterprise Informatization and the Economic Information Center of the State Economic and Trade Commission conducted a survey on the information construction and application level of key state-owned enterprises, 520 national key enterprises, 120 pilot enterprise groups and local key enterprises. Statistics show that enterprises have paid more attention to informatization construction, and most enterprises are ready for informatization construction in terms of organization, planning, investment budget and personnel training. Specific performance:

First, 83.3% of enterprises have information directors at the level of vice president and deputy general manager, which is nearly 14 percentage points higher than 69.4% of 638 enterprises surveyed in 200/kloc-0.

Second, 89.7% of enterprises have established specialized information leadership and management institutions, which is higher than the proportion of 638 enterprises (76.5%) surveyed in 200 1 year/year by 13.2 percentage points.

Third, 94% of enterprises have made, are making or plan to make a master plan for enterprise informatization; 77.4% of enterprises have established a unified information management system.

Fourth, 80% of enterprises have formulated the budget for informatization construction in the Tenth Five-Year Plan.

Fifth, the operation, maintenance and upgrade of most enterprise information systems have been guaranteed. 89. 1% enterprises have full-time information system management and maintenance personnel; 86.7% of enterprises timely carry out system transformation and upgrade according to technical development and business requirements.

Sixth, the concept of "people-oriented" in enterprise informatization is deeply rooted in people's hearts, and 74.9% of enterprises take "information technology personnel training" as their work focus.

Information industry bu electronic industry vocational skill appraisal guidance center

Training policy of information-based talents in information countries

In order to make up for the serious shortage of information professionals in China and meet the needs of governments at all levels, enterprises, institutions and other social employers for information professionals in their development. The Electronic Industry Vocational Skills Appraisal and Guidance Center of the Ministry of Information Industry implements the national vocational and technical training plan for information professionals, establishes nationwide training institutions for information professionals, and trains information professionals for governments at all levels, enterprises, institutions and other social employers to meet the needs of current and future social development for information professionals.