ISSUES ON THE PHILIPPINES INFORMATION AND

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) COMPETITIVENESS

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CT is an important factor for the

economic increase of a certain country.
This will increase the progress a country
can gain especially for the Philippines. As
a matter of fact, this ICT will not only

increase the countries economy but can also

n article taken from Reserve

states that The Philippines is
home to leading professionals
and specialists of software
services,, applications

development, Quality Assurance, business

increase the knowledge of the Filipinos in terms of services, human resource management and a
ICT.

multitude of other fields. They all play a major role

in the development of the outsourcing industry of

hilippines is called as the ICT hub the Philippines. With excellent work ethics and
of Asia Due to competitive forces high levels of employee loyalty, companies enjoy
within multiple industries,
companies seek high-quality, cost
effective solutions offshore to gain

an edge over other industry members. Philippines

have been so productive having such advantages.
s the world-class ICT hub of
Asia, Philippines is composed
of intelligent and skilled IT
students who are all a product
of the 86 universities and

colleges nationwide. This implies that Filipinos are

basically computer-skilled receiving various
extensive training, certification and specialization.

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low attrition rates.

ue to the ease of access, The

Philippines has become a
critical entry point and
gateway of international
business. The country offers a

stable business environment and an established

infrastructure, especially in telecommunications,
both of which meet the demand of global
enterprises.

nlike most Asian countries,

The Philippines is very
westernized, and is the third
largest English speaking
nation in the world, which

makes the country globally competitive. This

makes communication quick, comfortable, and
efficient. In fact, the medium of instruction in most

ISSUES ON THE PHILIPPINES INFORMATION AND

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) COMPETITIVENESS
universities and colleges is primarily English. Most clients. Electricity and telecommunications,
of the mainstream media is in English. The culture, furthermore, continue to be more expensive than
though distinctly Filipino, is engrained with various most of Asia, and these services, to begin with, are
western influences; this makes dealing with
Filipinos very easy. The lack of a language barrier
makes The Philippines a great option for countries
such as Japan, the United States, the United

limited to highly populated key cities.

Corruption, in particular, is a primary concern for
investorsnext only in importance to

Kingdom, China and Europe as their global

macroeconomic stability, in fact, in investors

solutions partner.

minds, according to the Asian Development Bank

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(ADB). Very recently, the ADB reported that

his implies that Philippines may ranked the Philippines as the second most corrupt
be on the third-world countries
country out of 102 countries surveyed. This is one
but it has a very special
of the reasons behind the countrys anemic
knowledge in computer skills.
growth, according to the ADB.
And with this ICT Philippines

can easily and globally connect with other big

As early as 2000, the World Bank has

countries and can be compared with a better

recommended a ninepoint approach to fighting

environment in terms of business and

communication.

n addition to all the progress of the

corruption in the Philippines. 1) Reducing

opportunities for corruption by policy reforms and
deregulation; 2) reforming campaign finance; 3)

Philippines, it was actually a pity because increasing public oversight; 4) reforming

some officials are not cooperating by
letting go of the urges to get the
Philippine budget for their own

budget processes; 5) improving meritocracy in the

civil service; 6) targeting selected

thistledown is actually stated at this certain article departments and agencies; 7) enhancing sanctions
stating that The Philippines offers competitively against corruption; 8) developing
priced labor and excellent investor incentives, but partnerships with the private sector; and 9)
corruption and exchange rate uncertainty makes

supporting judicial reform. These initiatives must

investing in the country unattractive to foreign

be

ISSUES ON THE PHILIPPINES INFORMATION AND

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) COMPETITIVENESS
unified under one concerted program, supported by have a corrupt officials, we still excel in doing
strong leadership and management, and

anything we can in order to increase he progress of

done in partnership with the private sector and civil our own country.
society.
Note that ICT can play a major role in ensuring
transparency in government. After all, if
every government financial transaction were made
electronically, it should be possible to
monitor and trace financial exchanges entered into
by government institutions with each other,
with private groups, and individuals. Government
tocitizen (G2C) applications for
transactional purposes (ire. securing permits and
licenses, tax payments) should be put in place
not only for clients convenience, but also for
facilitating easier dues monitoring. (The National
Government Accounting System (NGAS) will soon
be used by all government units, so this is

even more relevant.)

hilippines is really a rich island.
With the rich natural resources and
unlimited minerals where Filipinos
can gain some money, it is said to
be a rich country. We, Filipinos are

also capable of competing with bigger countries

with our own knowledge and skills that other
nations may not have.In addition to that, we may