Paul Tjia of GPI Consulting has written an article in the August issue of the American magazine Communications of the ACM on outsourcing in the DPRK. Here is a link to the article (PDF):
Inside the hermit Kingdom: It and Outsourcing in north Korea
Here is a blurb from Mr. Tjia:
Somewhat unexpectedly, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has a sizeable IT sector. Some 10,000 professionals work in the field, and many more have IT degrees. They are already engaged in outsourcing contracts for other countries, and keen to expand further.
