The Philippines IT-BPM Industry offers new and rewarding career opportunities to everyone
Read moreThe digitalcitiesPH portal features the profiles of cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Developed by the I.T. and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) in partnership with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and with the assistance of the National…
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IBPAP Leadership Series: Spotlight on Remote/Hybrid Work
Topic: Enabling Leaders to Adapt for the Future
July 26, 2021
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DICT-IBPAP Industry Awareness Fair
Episode 2: "Be Part of the Growth, Explore an IT-BPM Career"
June 23, 2021
View Image"The central bank sees remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) rising by six percent this year and by four percent next year, while earnings of the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector is seen growing by nine instead of five percent this year and by five percent next year." [Read more…
Read more“During Wednesday's plenary session, a total of 221 lawmakers voted in favor of House Bill No. 10329, or the Public Schools of the Future in Technology (PSOFT) Act, which aims to harness technological innovations, processes, and instruments in facilitating teaching and learning processes that…
Read more"According to Madrid, the IT-BPM Roadmap 2028 will allow real time midpoint reviews along the six years to calibrate for any changes to keep the industry on track and address any speed bumps along the way." [Read more in Manila Bulletin]
Read more"As much as 5 million Filipino workers need to be reskilled or re-trained between now and 2030 as majority of jobs will be lost to automation, according to a report." [Read more in Manila Bulletin]
Read moreTOP BPO company in the Philippines Sykes Asia, Inc. has recently announced 30 new scholars as recipients of its annual Sykes Edge (Educational Grant for Employees’ Dependents) Scholarship Program that extends financial support to dependents of Sykes employees. Apart from the monetary grant, the Sykes Executive Team conducts an annual meet and greet to celebrate the scholars’ milestones and further encourage them to persevere in school and continue reaching their dreams.
As the world started becoming more technological and communication became easier, small companies and entrepreneurs started looking for ways to reduce costs to become competitive in a highly dynamic market. As a result, many started outsourcing administrative tasks for cost and productivity reasons.
Gaisano-owned Grand Land, Inc. is adding a business process outsourcing (BPO) building at its flagship project in the city — the Amani Grand Citygate.
“It is part of the masterplan. We hope to start its construction by fourth quarter of next year. We are just finalizing the building plans,” Grand Land President Ryan Bernard Go said in an interview last week.
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), the country’s home to export-oriented investments, has generated P109.193 billion investments as of November 2019.
PEZA Director-General Charito B. Plaza said the agency’s various economic zones have also created 1,572,510 jobs overall for the same period. In terms of exports, PEZA generated $45.34 billion as of October this year. There were no comparative figures cited in the PEZA report.
The Philippine economy will remain among the strongest across the globe in the coming decade partly due to its demographic sweet spot and educated workforce, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
In a Dec. 19 report, Simon Baptist, EIU global chief economist and managing director for Asia, said in the next decade “the world will have to get used to a slowing China.”
TO HARNESS the coding capability of the youth, the Cebu IT-BPM Organization Foundation Inc. (Cib.O) has conducted coding trainings to public school students with the help of the business process management (BPM) companies.
Cib.O managing director Wilfredo “Jun” Sa-a said they have partnered with call center companies to engage senior highschool students with coding trainings.