Philippines IT to grow by one-third

An industry association has predicted the number of people in the Philippines working in information technology will increase by nearly a third this year.

About 160,000 Filipinos worked in the IT field at the end of 2004, the Information Technology Association of the Philippines said. The association said the results of a December survey predicted an increase, the Business Times reported Sunday. The survey covered 214 firms in IT and other sectors, including government offices.

Information technology has been identified as a promising growth sector for the Philippines with the number of global call centers, data transcription services and other related services multiplying in recent months.



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