Recently, the national and provincial officials led by Cavite Gov. Ayong Maliksi launched the flagship program named Convergence 2009 which was held in the provincial gymnasium. In the lauching, ICT was promoted further in the province.

With the theme Empowering the Filipino through ICT, the program will challenge the booming BPO industry. I am confident that we have the manpower, talent, competence, and willingness to embark on this ICT field. As you join me in pursuing our new battle cry Cavite: Be Part of the Revolution, we will have a greater chance to make a dent in the global economic arena”, he governor said. Even before the introduction of Convergence 2009, the gov’t. of Cavite had plans of inviting local and foreign investors.

The provincial board had ratified the Cavite Investment Code; its goal is to offer incentives to pioneering and sustainable industries.

In the future, Cavite would become a haven for BPO industry because it has cyber service connection to the outside world. Cavite was acknowledged by BPAP as 2nd in the next wave cities for the BPO-IT industry. Bacoor, Imus, and Dasmariñas have gained a high rating of infrastructure and supply of talents in terms of inclination in the outsourcing industry.  Secretary Ray Anthony Roxas-Chua III of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, officers of the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP) and the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA), and students of various schools in Cavite participated in the launching of Convergence 2009. Chua stated that in spite of the economic turn down last year the BPO industry hired 400,000 call center agents and produced about $6 billion for the country. [via weblo.com]