Software outsourcing in North Korea
North Korea has been quietly building up its IT industry and a handful of companies are looking overseas for business.
In this story, I looked at software outsourcing in North Korea. We interviewed Nosotek, one of the few foreign-DPRK joint ventures, and some of their customers.
Read the full story at Computerworld.
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