Remote hires, stronger ties: ICT nearshoring in bilateral migrati

This publication is part of the series 'ICT nearshoring in bilateral migration partnerships'.

This brief lays out the steps necessary to successfully implement nearshoring as a mutually beneficial tool in migration partnerships. Nearshoring refers to a company meeting its staffing needs by hiring and integrating personnel in another country through remote work arrangements. On the Dutch side, it can help ease shortages in the ICT sector and allow businesses to tap into competitive global talent pools – without adding additional pressure to the housing market or social services in the Netherlands. On the side of the partner country, nearshoring helps create more work opportunities in the ICT sector, stimulating the economy as wages are spent at home, and supporting business activity by closer international cooperation.

This brief will present three case studies, beginning with Egypt followed by Nigeria and Tunisia. It builds on an initial study that explored the possibilities of nearshoring in Egypt, one of the Netherlands’ partner countries. The chosen countries boast a strong pipeline of ICT professionals as well as a strategic interest in digital cooperation. In combination with time-zone alignment and proficiency in English, they offer Dutch firms a promising basis for partnership. The brief outlines both opportunities and barriers of partnering in nearshoring and explores relevant measures and solutions.

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More publications in this series

• Case study Egypt

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Authors:

Robin Neumann - Researcher and Personal Assistant to the General Director at the Clingendael Institute

Anouk Pronk - Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute

Monika Sie Dhian Ho - General Director of the Clingendael Institute

Eilyaa Abdin - Migration Research Intern at the Clingendael Institute