A proposal has been made to create a worldwide public-private initiative to look at ways of addressing talent gaps in the IT sector.

Trade body CompTIA in the US has revealed it is planning to bring together government leaders with industry professionals and academics in order to tackle the need for skilled workers in the field.

The new Global IT Workforce Council was announced during an IT conference and is intended to "promote current strategies and develop new ideas to address the need for large numbers of skilled IT workers both in the United States and in other countries", according to CompTIA president and chief executive Todd Thibodeaux.

Up to 15 members will sit on the organization, which will look at ways of developing a holistic and unified long-term strategy to meet labor issues in the field.

In the UK, Peter Healey recently suggested that offering flexible benefits to applicants could help to address a "brain drain" he claimed is taking place in the country's IT sector.

Posted by Lee Thrace