The sample is projectable to represent all U.S. for profit companies with more than 50 employees. 3.1 percent at the 90 percent confidence level. Market Decisions Corporation of Portland, Oregon administered the survey, which included questionnaire design, data collection, tabulation and analysis. Bridging the Gap brings new perspective to the size, demand and shortfall for IT workers. The study measures IT workers using the definitions of the eight jobs clusters contained in the Information Technology Skills Standards developed by the NorthWest Center for Emerging Technologies.
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ITAA consists of 400 direct and 26,000 affiliate corporate members throughout the U.S., and a global network of 41 countries' IT associations. The Association plays the leading role in issues of IT industry concern including taxes and finance policy, intellectual property, telecommunications competition, workforce and education, encryption, critical infrastructure protection, online privacy and consumer protection, securities litigation reform, government IT procurement, and human resources policy. ITAA members range from the smallest IT start ups to industry leaders in the Internet, software, IT services, ASP, digital content, systems integration, telecommunications, and enterprise solution fields.