23) Software Service Provider – Philippines

Some analysts look upon the Philippines as the best option next to India and China as offshore software development is concerned. The infrastructure the US left has benefited the Philippines. Although not much attention is paid to software development, the Philippines offer a variety of services from call centers, to back-office data service operations such as: data entry, data processing, digitization and transcription. Many American firms have regarded the Philippines as a preferred choice.

Advantages:

1) Low cost
2) Well-developed infrastructure and communication
3) Good Government support and driving motives include as follows: breaks of 3-6 -year income tax, no other government fees, licenses, dues, export tariffs, and the like.
4) High-level English expertise and high familiarity with the Western (American) business culture
5) Abundant labor pools

Disadvantages:

1) There is scarcity of project managers.
2) Instability evolving from local terrorist groups.

In short, as a universal sector, IT outsourcing is continuing to expand in many countries.