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05/23/2013 12:47:11 Daily, December 06Northern Ireland's IT Peace Dividend Could Show The Way Forward In Iraq
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"By perseverance the snail reached the ark." --Charles Haddon Spurgeon
"Victory belongs to the most persevering." --Napoleon Bonaparte
"Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance." --Samuel Johnson
An imposing length of concrete still divides much of Belfast, Northern Ireland, into Protestant and Catholic zones, and many walls on either side still bear graphic murals depicting militant images of "The Troubles." But it's no coincidence, many residents say, that this once strife-torn part of the United Kingdom has achieved sustainable peace at a time when economic growth is being fueled by investment from Citigroup, Fujitsu, Raytheon, Seagate, and other global giants that have chosen Belfast as a site for offshore software development. It all begs the question--could this miracle be repeated in Iraq?
"People have now learned to leave their political baggage at the door and go to work," says Martin Mellon, a director at ASG Software Solutions, a Florida-based provider of systems-management applications and operator of a development center in Belfast. Or, as one weathered patron at centuries-old White's Tavern told me, "People who've got a good job have no time for all that other nonsense."
Thanks to Northern Ireland's small but rapidly growing presence as a destination for offshore IT work, more and more residents will have access to those good jobs, giving peace a chance to take root. You might think it hard to imagine Northern Ireland's experience could hold any lessons for the chaos that is present-day Iraq, but remember, Belfast was once frequently compared to Beirut.
A number of things changed to make the current peace possible, not least among them a peace process that included Protestants and Catholics, Unionists and Republicans. But if you look closer, you can see the impact that offshoring contracts are having on this battered city. You can read more detail about my thoughts on this matter, and more importantly, tell us what impact you think the potential for IT work can have in the Middle East in general or Iraq in particular.
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