DUMAGUETE CITY (PIA) - The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Association of Dumaguete City and Negros Oriental received an award as one of the Top 10 New Wave Cities for outsourcing locations in the Philippines.
The Status of Rural Life in the Dumaguete City Trade Area, Philippines 1952.
The recognition was given by the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), Business Process Association of the Philippines (BPA/P) and the Department of Trade and Industry for achieving one of the country's top ten outsourcing locations in 2010 with an overall score of 74 percent on the next wave cities scorecard.
Provincial Director Javier Fortunato of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) received the plaque of recognition for Dumaguete City for ranking 10th in said category during award ceremonies held last June 22 at the Cebu Business Park Hotel, Cebu City.
Fortunato said Dumaguete City got higher scores on the labor pool of human resources and environment categories because of the presence of universities and ICT council here.
THE STATUS OF RURAL LIFE IN THE DUMAGUETE CITY TRADE AREA, PHILIPPINES 1952
In particular, cities are given score marks for the presence of providers of fiber optic networks, cost of labor and office space, quality of their roads, access to international and domestic flights, reliability of power supply, availability of property sites, vulnerability to natural disturbances, peace and order situation, among others.
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BPAP Chief Executive Officer Oscar Sañez said ''the award is a testament to the hard work, determination, and spirit of cooperation among stewards and leaders in developing their jurisdiction as an environment conducive to well-managed business growth and development in the field of ICT.''