There’s a lot of things going on in the past few weeks, and a lot more in the upcoming weeks, to lift up the spirits of those of us who have been focusing attention on the government’s war on drugs and the so-called extrajudicial killings of drug pushers and users, the outcome of President Duterte’s visit to China, and the traffic in Metro Manila that ranked 10th on the list of cities with the worst traffic in the world.
Members of the business community are focusing their sights on growth and development. The Philippine information technology and business-process management (IT-BPM) industry will bring together hundreds of top executives and investors from all over the world to the International IT-BPM Summit on the 28th of this month in Pasay City. The industry will launch the Philippine IT-BPM road map 2022 that will guide the industry to accelerate into a future-ready sector.
The Philippine Software Industry Association hosted late last week the fourth Software Industry Conference, the country’s premier event for promoting and celebrating the world-class products and services of the Philippines’s IT industry. The event brought the best minds from all over the globe to discuss the progress of the IT industry; key trends observed in the marketplace; opportunities and challenges that face industry players; and the vision of technology as it drives today’s businesses.
Softcon.ph consisted of technical learning sessions that brought software experts and practitioners forward to provide insights on the latest trends in software development.
The conference featured opportunities for business matching and coordination not only with the providers, but with the support sector, as well.
Asia CEO Awards revealed early this week the winners in 14 business categories. The winners are Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority for TCS Executive Leadership Team of the Year; HSBC Electronic Data Processing (Philippines) Inc. for the syncHRony Global Top Employer of the Year; Edgar Chua, Shell Philippines, for Smart Enterprise Global Filipino Executive of the Year; James Donovan, Adec Innovations, for JLL Expatriate Executive of the Year; Government Service Insurance System for ADP Service Excellence Company of the Year; Clarissa Delgado, Teach for the Philippines, for Capital One Young Leader of the Year; Imperial Homes Corp. for Adec Innovations Green Company of the Year; ANZ Global Services and Operations (Manila) Inc., for Aski Global CSR Company of the Year; iMaverick International Corp., for LBC Business Solutions, SME Company of the Year; Magsaysay People Resources Corp. (MPRC), for I-Remit Heart, for OFWs Company of the Year; Joe Magsaysay, president of Potato Corner, for Meralco Biz Partners Entrepreneur of the Year; Tata Consultancy Services, for Wells Fargo Technology, Company of the Year; Kalibrr Technology, Ventures Inc., for Globaltronics, Most Innovative Company of the Year; Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc., for Regus Asean, Company of the Year.
Dr. Bernie Villegas, Atty. Darlene Berberabe, Ambassador Jose Cuisia, Don Felbaum, Arch. Jun Palafox, Oscar Sanez and Richard Mills served as this year’s judges.
The event also honored Tech Entrepreneur Dado Banatao and former Foreign Secretary Albert F. del Rosario as lifetime contributors for the private and public sectors, respectively.
Banatao was recognized for his innovations in the world’s semiconductor industry. His is a story of how a Filipino from humble beginnings transformed himself through education, and succeeded in Silicon Valley as an innovator and entrepreneur.
Del Rosario was the secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) during the Aquino administration. During his five years of principled stewardship, his department ranked as one of the top government agencies in efficiency and effectiveness, in surveys conducted by the Social Weather Stations and the Makati Business Club. He is known to have staunchly defended the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity during his term.
The former DFA secretary said President Duterte has reaffirmed the importance of the arbitration award, and said he would not “barter” it away. “This is an important and timely step in upholding the country’s commitment to the rule of international law in the conduct of relations between nations.”
The Asia CEO Awards is on its seventh year of recognizing outstanding leadership achievements by individuals and organizations in the Philippines and across the Asean region. It aims to promote the Philippines as a premier business destination.
The IIS, SoftCon.ph and Asia CEO Awards are just three important examples of how the Philippines continue to grow. These represents investments in research, professional education and training, and recognition.
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I wonder where the IT-BPM industry will be in the next 5 years if the country fails to be competitive. Malaysian government is providing a lot of incentives for the industry.