With AI booming, new skills needed in IT-BPM sector

Source: The Manila times
Published on: 2026-10-28 16:14

THE country's outsourcing industry is moving to upskill its workforce amid the increasing adoption worldwide of artificial intelligence technologies. "Our recent outlook shows that the global IT-BPM( (information technology and business process management) industry is entering a new phase, and that growth will increasingly come from higher-value, AI-enabled services rather than traditional labor arbitrage alone," the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP) said. The trend is expected to drive the industry's direction for the next two to three years, with the primary objective that of ensuring continued Philippine IT-BPM sector growth as global client needs evolve. "[A]reas [to be targeted] are capability, which will be done through AI-enabled talent and skills development, and... demand, which we aim to do by attracting more investments, expanding into higher-va...

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