March, 2013

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Skill Standards to Boost Careers of PH IT Professionals

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The Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA) and IT Promotion Agency of Japan (IPA) recently announced a mutual cooperation agreement to establish the Skill Standards for IT Professionals (ITSS). . This is a step to further improve and increase employment in the Philippines’ information technology (IT) and software development sector which both fall under the broader category of the BPO-IT industry. .

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More BPO Space in the Next 5 Years as PH Remains an Outsourcing Leader

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Developers in the Philippines will continue to build more office space for the country’s business process outsourcing (BPO) sector in the next five years as it continues being one of the leaders in the global BPO industry. . CBRE Philippines president Rick Santos said, in an interview published in Philippine broadsheet Malaya, that the Philippines continues to be “one of the most cost-effective office space construction destinations in Asia.” He added that prospects are bright

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Manila is 3rd Top BPO Destination in the World

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Manila, the Philippines’ capital, is the third leading business process outsourcing (BPO) destination in the world, according to Tholons Inc. The advisory firm recently released its list of 2013 Top 100 Outsourcing Destinations which had India’s Bangalore and Mumbai at first and second place. Manila was at no. 4 in the 2012 and 2010 Tholons surveys. .

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