Instead of engaging in a salary fight with rival firms, players in the Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM) industry should focus instead on "education" and "family values" for their employees to stay and remain loyal.
The rationalization program of the government has taken hold at the Information and Communications Technology Office (ICTO), with about 1,900 employees getting affected, mostly coming from the Telecommunications Office (Telof).
With the Internet rendering the Telecommunications Office (Telof) almost obsolete, the Information and Communications Technology Office (ICTO) is laying the groundwork to transform the government unit into e-commerce centers.
BIG COLLABORATION. IBM Philippines chief Mariels Almeda Winhoffer (right) and DOST Sec. Mario Montejo exchange copies of the MOU establishing the first ?Philippine Systems and Technology R&D Laboratory? in the country. The signing ceremony, held in Malaca?ang on Thursday, was witnessed by Pres. Noynoy Aquino and Sen. Edgardo Angara (hidden).
