DAVAO’s information and communications technology industry is planning to double the current business process management workforce in the region to 150,000 by 2028.
Mr. Manalastas, founder and chief executive officer of NEXT BPO Solutions, Inc., said the industry is boosting alliances with educational institutions and government agencies to prepare more people for information technology and business process management work. “We are currently working with different agencies in the government and we are also working closely. As mentioned, the challenge is talent, with the universities, higher education institutions and state colleges,” he said.
Mr. Manalastas also said ICT-Davao is working closely with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority for the creation of a Metro Davao ICT Industry Board and to tap the agency’s scholarship programs.