$1.16 Billion Export Revenue Expected for the Philippine Software Industry by End of 2013
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At the forefront is Business Process Outsourcing (more popularly known as “call centers”), with Manila ranking number 3 worldwide for top BPO destinations, following Bangalore and Mumbai.According to Arup Maity, President of BlastAsia, Inc. (BAI) and a professor at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM), there were around 50,000 Filipino software engineers involved in export services in 2012.“With the right training and guidance, they have the potential to bring in more business for local companies.”Manila is a top outsourcing destinationOutsourcing has been on a steady incline in the Philippines, providing employment for half a million Filipinos.At the forefront is Business Process Outsourcing (more popularly known as “call centers”), with Manila ranking number 3 worldwide for top BPO destinations, following Bangalore and Mumbai.The company has witnessed and has been part of the growth of ICT outsourcing demand.Maity adds that “Software development services for offshore clients started in the Philippines in the early 1980s, ahead of several other Asian countries.
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