A new study by Global Insight, commissioned by the IT Association of America (ITAA) has said that the "incremental economic activity" triggered by offshoring is likely to create new jobs in the US by 2010. Stating that global sourcing was a "net positive" for American workers and the US economy, the ITAA President, Mr Harris N. Miller, said that by driving down the costs associated with computer software and services, global sourcing sharpened the US' competitive edge at home and abroad.