CICT aims for more BPO hubs by 2010
Following are the 20 cities or areas identified by the CICT as ideal for BPO investors: Metro Manila, Baguio, Cebu, Davao, Dumaguete, Iloilo, Cagayan de Oro, Bohol, Clark, Sta. Rosa, Lipa, Legazpi, Naga, Rizal, Bacolod, Cabanatuan, Dagupan, Subic, Cavite and Tacloban.
By Lawrence Casiraya - INQUIRER.net
The Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) aims to certify at least 30 outsourcing "hubs" by 2010, according to its chairman, Ray Anthony Roxas-Chua III.
Under the government's Cyberservices Corridor project, the CICT has assessed and identified 20 key cities or areas ideal for BPO investors based on the supply of workers, real estate, telecommunications infrastructure, among other criteria.
"We are working closely towards that goal and we are encouraging investors to look outside of Metro Manila," Roxas-Chua said in a briefing Monday by the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP).
According to BPAP, about 80 percent of outsourcing activity in the country right now is within Metro Manila. BPAP's goal is likewise to identify the "next wave cities" to accomodate foreign investors and generate some 600,000 more jobs in the next three years.
Aside from Metro Manila, BPO firms have either located or expanded their operations in cities like Cebu and Baguio. Over the last few years, other cities like Davao, Bacolod, Dumaguete, Iloilo, Dagupan and Bacolod have attracted investments.
The following are the 20 cities or areas identified by the CICT as ideal for BPO investors: Metro Manila, Baguio, Cebu, Davao, Dumaguete, Iloilo, Cagayan de Oro, Bohol, Clark, Sta. Rosa, Lipa, Legazpi, Naga, Rizal, Bacolod, Cabanatuan, Dagupan, Subic, Cavite and Tacloban.
The CICT is working with Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) regional offices and local government units in doing its assessment. "We would like to be the coordinating body for investors in need of government assistance," Roxas-Chua said.
Monchito Ibrahim, a consultant for the CICT working on this initiative, is confident the commission will achieve its goal of identifying 30 to 35 BPO hubs even before 2010.
"The response from LGUs and the local private sector is very good. They realize the employment potential the BPO industry can generate," he said
Under the government's Cyberservices Corridor project, the CICT has assessed and identified 20 key cities or areas ideal for BPO investors based on the supply of workers, real estate, telecommunications infrastructure, among other criteria.
"We are working closely towards that goal and we are encouraging investors to look outside of Metro Manila," Roxas-Chua said in a briefing Monday by the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP).
According to BPAP, about 80 percent of outsourcing activity in the country right now is within Metro Manila. BPAP's goal is likewise to identify the "next wave cities" to accomodate foreign investors and generate some 600,000 more jobs in the next three years.
Aside from Metro Manila, BPO firms have either located or expanded their operations in cities like Cebu and Baguio. Over the last few years, other cities like Davao, Bacolod, Dumaguete, Iloilo, Dagupan and Bacolod have attracted investments.
The following are the 20 cities or areas identified by the CICT as ideal for BPO investors: Metro Manila, Baguio, Cebu, Davao, Dumaguete, Iloilo, Cagayan de Oro, Bohol, Clark, Sta. Rosa, Lipa, Legazpi, Naga, Rizal, Bacolod, Cabanatuan, Dagupan, Subic, Cavite and Tacloban.
The CICT is working with Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) regional offices and local government units in doing its assessment. "We would like to be the coordinating body for investors in need of government assistance," Roxas-Chua said.
Monchito Ibrahim, a consultant for the CICT working on this initiative, is confident the commission will achieve its goal of identifying 30 to 35 BPO hubs even before 2010.
"The response from LGUs and the local private sector is very good. They realize the employment potential the BPO industry can generate," he said
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