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Article: How the Philippines' rising IT sector can service Japan: the Philippines boast some of the finest IT workers in the world, argues Jessica Pabellon.(Opinion)
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- Japan Inc.
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- September 1, 2003
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NINE TOP IT COMPANIES from the Philippines participated in the 12th Software Development Expo and Conference (SODEC) 2003, held this July at the Tokyo Big Sight in Odaiba. SODEC is Japan's largest software development exhibition, and this year's Filipino presence was a first.
"SODEC is one of our best ICT projects to date," says Roman G. Baltazar, Tokyo-based Commercial Counselor for the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions. "It proves the competitive position of the Philippines in this sector--even in a non-English speaking environment such as Japan."
Japan's future labor shortages have been amply covered in the global media. ...