Earlier, I heard from a radio news report that the Philippines will lose at least 60,000 IT jobs this year. This is due to the impending closure of large IT companies operating here such as Intel, the world's largest semiconductor company, as well as it rivals Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Texas Instruments. This, according to the news report, was because of the economic crunch being experienced globally.
But as I listened to the report further, a man named Arthur Young as head of an organization dealing with these IT companies here in the Philippines stated that the closure of these companies' businesses can also be attributed to the fact that the Philippines cannot keep up with its Southeast Asian neighbors it terms of offering these companies competitive investment environment. The Philippine government has so far neglected to solve problems relating to infrastructure, power costs and power supply efficiency which are critical for these companies to maintain their viability and profitability.
As I reflect on Young's comment, I just imagine how backward the country is when it comes to IT competitiveness. It is preposterous to train our people in the field of ICT when problems as basic as power costs and supply efficiency are yet to be addressed. Much has to be done on the part of the government before they should ever think about putting up an expensive government IT project such as the junked ZTE fiasco.
Raymond R. Roque
06-78143
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