Fostering IT human resources in Asia—the Philippines: Building IT-base is being proceeded as a subcontract center of Japan & U.S.

Abstract

Philippines is unknown IT advanced country in Asia. There are many big electronics companies of Japan and U.S, and it is a production base such as semiconductor, electronic part, mobile in the hardware. On the other hand, subcontract software business such as data processing, call center are popular in the soft side as well, and it is the soft base of Asia to stand in a line with India. These situations come from geographical predominance as Asian logistic hub and people who have height of ability of English. The quality of the IT technician is also very high level in Asia. And IT promotion plan by the government has just started now. It proceeds in such cases as the support of the authorization of IT Park and talented people rearing by company-university connection.