Philippines firms joining outsourcing exhibition in China next week

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is taking part in the largest exhibition for services trade being held in China next week as it seeks to position the country as a preferred destination for outsourcing.

In a statement yesterday, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the country is showcasing service exporters through its online participation in the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) co-sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China and the Beijing Municipal Government to be held from Sept. 3 to 7.

Through its participation at CIFTIS, the country will display its competitive advantages and offerings in the services industry through photos and videos particularly in information technology (IT) – business process management, software development, animation, game development, film, digital creative original intellectual property, as well as construction and engineering.

For its online pavilion, the Philippines will feature 18 companies, five private sector associations, and three government agencies from construction and engineering outsourcing; information technology – enabled services such as software development, digital marketing, business process outsourcing, customer relationship management, animation, and game development; e-learning and training; film production and visual effects; and higher education services.

Philippine firms joining the CIFTIS are Morph Animation Inc.; GameOps Inc.; Definite Studios Pte. Ltd.;  Ranida Games; Blissful Fun Animation Inc.; Kino Arts; Thames International; Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) – Cavite Campus; LPU-Batangas Campus; Norman Goss Training Services; ESCA Inc.; Multi-Disciplinary Institute of Technology Inc. (ESCA Knowledge Academy); Pistacia Inc.; Avanza Inc.; Jobs eSolutions Inc.; Ingenuity Global Consulting Inc.; CAI-STA; and Segworks Technologies Corp.

Partner associations part of the delegation are the Information Technology and Business Process Association of the Philippines, Philippine Software Industry Association, Animation Council of the Philippines Inc., Game Developers Association of the Philippines, and Cybercraft Philippine Association.

Participants from the Philippine government, meanwhile, are the Philippine Trade and Investment Center – Beijing, DTI – Export Marketing Bureau (EMB), Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines – Philippine Overseas Construction Board, Film Development Council of the Philippines, and the Commission on Higher Education.

“The objectives of Philippine participation are to promote Philippine IT-enabled services including construction and engineering, creatives, and educ