The high-tech industry is waiting for the Next Big Thing to revive the economy, but when it does arrive, it may not come from the United States, Canada or Western Europe. Developments are more likely to be in Bangalore, Karachi, Beijing, St. Petersburg and Manila. Ed Yourdon: "I think that many of the jobs that are shifting overseas now from the United States are never coming back. That's particularly true for the low-end IT jobs." Who'll develop tech's 'next big thing'? | 
