Re-enabling the Indian IT workforce
– P. Rufus
In the early 1990’s, when the US began outsourcing technical writing to India, a few American technical writers forecast that such ‘raw documentation’ done ‘cheaply in India’ would get back to the US for the final finish. Somehow, that[...]
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Posts Tagged ‘future’
December, 2010 § in Career
Technical Communicators in India Next
Eye-opening: Dr Naresh Gupta on the future of content
– Rachel McAlpine
I had an intensely rewarding time at the STC India 12th Annual Conference, on my very first visit to India. There were many highlights for me. For example, I certainly won’t forget Dr Naresh Gupta’s visionary presentation on the future of content.
We can’t escape th[...]
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August, 2010 § in STC
[Aug 2010] STC Announcements
2011 Summit and Call for Proposals
2011 Summit will be held in Sacramento, California, during 15-18 May 2011. Call for proposals are tentatively scheduled to open 2 August and close 4 October. Keep checking the STC conference website for formal announcements.
Recorded Sessions of STC Summit 2010
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August, 2010 § in STC
[Aug 2010] STC India Announcements
- The STC India User Research and Usability SIG is pleased to announce three sessions on Saturday, August 28, 2010, at Misys Software Solutions (India) Private Limited, Embassy Golf Links Business Park, Off Intermediate Ring Road, Bangalore.
- The much awaited Framemaker contest is now on. STC in [...]
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June, 2010 § in STC
[June 2010] STC Announcements
Certification for Technical Communicators
STC announced on 2 May that within the next year, certifications will be available for technical communicators in six core competency areas, namely User Analysis, Document Design, Project Management, Authoring (content creation), Delivery, and Quality assur[...]
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June, 2010 § in STC
[June 2010] STC India Announcements
12th Annual STC India Conference: Call for Papers
Preliminary information about the 12th Annual STC India Conferrence has been updated on the STC India portal.
The call for papers is open till the end of July. For more information on how to send your proposals, click here.
STC-India logo Design Co[...]
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April, 2010 § in STC
CouncilSpeak – A Potion of Technology!
– Rajdeep Gupta
I am going to start off by narrating an incident, which took place with a friend of mine, who apparently fresh from abroad picked up a pressure cooker from one of the many shopping malls in Bangalore. To his ill luck the product turned out to be defective. Poor customer serv[...]
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April, 2010 § in STC
[Apr 2010] STC India Announcements
STC India Salary Survey 2009
The results of the 2009 Salary Survey of Technical Communicators in India are out and you can download the report from this location.
The STC India portal
The STC India portal was recently upgraded and given a new look and new functionality. The portal continues to gro[...]
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April, 2010 § in STC
[Apr 2010] STC Announcements
Preliminary Schedule Announced for STC’s 2010 Summit
STC conference website’s Live Learning Center has a preliminary schedule for the 2010 Summit, 2-5 May in Dallas, Texas. It has the full schedule of educational session. Minor edits in the schedule may be necessary. Click here for det[...]
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February, 2010 § in WriteRight
What If
- Anindita Basu
What if my Help was not at all like the Help as we usually see it?
What if every menu option had a tiny Help next to it? So every time I hover my mouse over it, it tells me stuff like “If you click Open, your currently open catalog is automatically closed and [...][...]
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