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Philippine IT-BPM Delegation to Embark on a 4-day Trade Mission to Australia

SYDNEY, April 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Top players from the Philippine information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) industry are set to visit Sydney, Australia for a 4-day trade mission aimed at expanding the industry's presence in Australia, one of its growing markets.

The delegation, consisting of 12 IT-BPM companies, namely, Acquire BPO, ADEC Innovations, Collective Solution International, Globe Business, KMC Solutions, Outsourced, Philippine Outsourcing Alliance, PLDT Alpha Enterprise, Pointwest Technologies Corporation, SHORE Solutions Inc., SPi Global, and TeleDevelopment Services Inc., will converge at the Sydney Olympic Park on May 5-7, 2015, to participate in CeBIT, Australia's leading business conference and exhibition for the ICT industry, and showcase their comprehensive services and capabilities in areas such as customer relationship management, IT outsourcing, back office support, healthcare information management, document management, offshore staffing, telecommunications, and HR solutions, among others.

Led by the Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) and supported by the Philippine government through the Department of Science and Technology-Information and Communications Technology Office (DOST-ICTO), the Department of Trade and Industry, and the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Philippine contingent will also host a forum and a business matching event on May 8, 2015, at Ernst & Young, 680 George St., Sydney, NSW.

"Following the industry's solid performance in 2014, this is an opportune time for us to present our strong value proposition to Australian firms that are looking into outsourcing or offshoring to increase their competitiveness," says IBPAP president and CEO Jose Mari Mercado. "Our high level of compatibility and complementarity with the Australian market makes us a good fit as an outsourcing partner," adds Mercado.

2014 was a banner year for the Philippine IT-BPM industry. It breached the 1-million employment mark and generated over US$ 18 billion in revenues, posting an 18.7% YoY growth. It is poised to hit its Road Map targets of US$ 25 billion in revenues and 1.3 million direct employees by 2016.

For more information about the forum and business matching, please email dtisydney@bigpond.com or call +61 2 9299 0002.

Source: IT & Business Process Association Philippines
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