MANILA, 8 MAY 2013 –The country’s biggest players in the field of information and communications technology (ICT) are set to come together to reinforce the Philippine delegation headed to CommunicAsia2013 and EnterpriseIT2013, Asia’s biggest info-tech industry event of its kind, held in Singapore from June 18-21 at the Marina Bay Sands.
Latest statistics reveal that the Philippines ranks 22ndamong the top 25 largest cities in the world that are most efficient in harnessing ICT to grow businesses. This indicates the critical role that digital technology plays in helping to drive development to businesses through ICT.
The ICT industry is one of the major contributors in the country’s employment sector, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).[1]The country’s ICT development is expected to steer GDP growth of the local economy by about 7- to 8- per cent, at least over the medium term.
Philippine ICT innovations surpassing global standards
Contact Centers and IT Outsourcing are the second largest contributor to the Philippine economy next to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) remittances. The Philippines continues to strengthen its position in the IT Business Process Outsourcing (IT-BPO) through various programmes initiated by the Information and Communications Technology Office of the Department of Science and Technology (DoST-ICTO) and various IT-BPO Industry Associations.
In light of this, DoST-ICTO will be returning to participate in CommunicAsia and EnterpriseIT to meet with, and share ideas with quality visitors and buyers from all across the globe.
“We are very happy to be taking part in this year’s event anew and lead a delegation of ICT companies and professionals from the Philippines,” says Undersecretary Louis Napoleon C. Casambre, Executive Director of ICTO, referring to the participation of the agency. “The Philippines is currently implementing the programmes under its ICT roadmap, which envisions to drive further growth to the sector until 2016 through key initiatives and partnerships, as well as the onboarding of new technologies which we hope to gain by participating in CommunicAsia.”
ICT giants banner PH participation at CommunicAsia2013 and EnterpriseIT2013
Globe Telecom, one of the participants making up the Philippine delegation, is geared to promote its world-class Data Centers as well as some new Cloud Solutions at CommunicAsia2013 and EnterpriseIT2013.
“Advances in cloud have been rapid and it is revolutionising business processes and operations. Globe’s participation at CommunicAsia this year will give us the opportunity to network with industry peers and exchange ideas. The Philippines is now a strategic location in Asia for back-up or disaster recovery with Globe's world-class data centers and cloud infrastructure,” says Mr. Francisco Fernando J. Claravall IV, Head, Business Products & Services, Globe Business.
Aside from ICTO and Globe Business, other ICT players from the Philippines delegation include returning exhibitors such as Advanced World Systems,Bayan Telecommunications,Exist Global, Icon Interactive,the Information Technology Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP), Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT);as well as newcomers Celo Business Solutions,Equinox Virtual Solutions,iVentures, Magellan Solutions Outsourcing and RBB Callcenter.
Sysnet Integrators will also be at CommunicAsia and EnterpriseIT as an individual exhibitor.
Last year’s edition received tremendous response with over 50,000 attendees from around the globe. 27 companies and more than 1,100 attendees from the Philippines attended CommunicAsia, EnterpriseIT and BroadcastAsia.
Speaking at the business roundtable today, Ms. Agnes Leung, Assistant Project Director (Communications Events), Singapore Exhibition Services comments, “With the ICT industry projected to grow further in the Philippines, exhibitors will find that participation in CommunicAsiaand EnterpriseITwill enhance their business networks regionally and internationally. This year, business networking will be even more exclusive, with the three shows being held in one location. We anticipate visitors will find this upcoming edition very compelling and we expect more business partnerships to be forged.”
A Convergence of Latest Content Across the ICT Ecosystem
CommunicAsia2013, together with EnterpriseIT2013 and BroadcastAsia2013, will showcase a congregation of the latest technologies, products and developments from cloud computing, over-the-top (OTT), 4G/LTE, satellite communications, multi-platform broadcasting, mobileTV, DVB-T2, professional audio technology and many more from close to 2,000 exhibitors on the show floors.
The highly anticipated annual conferences held at CommunicAsia2013, EnterpriseIT2013 and BroadcastAsia2013 will also be presented in a new format with a joint visionary address and a cross-industry C-level panel discussion encompassing the ICT, broadcasting, pro-audio, film and TV industries. Delegates can look forward to presentations by global thought-leaders and experts from Amazon Web Services, Google,MasterCard, Microsoft, Telstra Global and many others.
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