DOST tabs Ilocos Norte as alternative hub of IT-BPM

Ilocos Norte Governor Imee R. Marcos with her fellow awardees. (Photo courtesy of DOST-ICTO)

By John Michael Mugas

PGIN-CMO

The Department of Science and Technology–Information and Communication Technology Office (DOST-ICTO) together with the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) and Leechio Property Consultants (LPC) recognized Ilocos Norte for its outstanding potential to become an alternative hub of Information Technology–Business Process Management (IT-BPM) in the Philippines.

In the awarding ceremony held March 30, 2016 in Makati City, Ilocos Norte Governor Maria Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos accepted the award for Ilocos Norte’s capital, Laoag City, as one of the ten Emerging Locations for IT–BPM.

Ms. Marcos also received the Best Infrastructure Award for the province’s road quality, hotel availability, presence of international and domestic roads, power infrastructure, and telecommunication infrastructure among others.

This is the second time the province was given the award; the first award was given in 2o12.

Since assuming the province’s top post, Ms. Marcos always highlighted that the modern infrastructure and significant supply of talent are two of the most essential resources of the province that can contribute to the growing success of the country’s IT-BPM industry.

Vowing to make more jobs available in Ilocos Norte, Ms. Marcos is making intensive efforts to attract Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies to invest in the province.

Ms. Marcos has always placed great pride on Ilocos Norte’s wide availability of talented and skilled workforce making the province as an ideal venue for BPO investment.

With this, Accenture and Expert Global Solutions, two of the world’s leading BPO companies, have opened in Ilocos Norte offering a total of 6,500 jobs for Ilocanos.

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