The idea of outsourcing is when a company, public or private, chooses to let another company or institution maintain or take over various tasks.

Examples of outsourcing would include school and education or health system tasks maintained by private schools or private hospitals.

What is outsourcing and what are the consequences of outsourcing, private as well as public? How does outsourcing affect service levels, price, economy?

Keynote speakers on outsourcing take a closer look at these matters and the political implications to do with outsourcing.