Kenya will host the East Africa Outsourcing Summit in June as the country position itself to become a hub for the rapidly growing business process outsourcing (BPO) industry.
A statement from the organizers of the event, Kinetic Events, said on Monday that Kenya will showcase to the world the vast opportunities in business process outsourcing sector during the two-day event.
?A global spotlight is on East Africa, more predominantly on Kenya?s business process outsourcing sectors.
?The Kenya ICT Board is aiming to boost ICT sector with various key initiatives already in place.
?It is evident that opportunities in BPO and contact centres within the country are now capable of fully delivering on their promise,? the statement said.
Kinetics Events, South African international business to business conferencing company has partnered with Kenya?s ICT Board to organize the outsourcing summit.
The strategic event will explore in depth the alignment of people, process and technology while offering insight into the solutions available to contact centres.
Local and overseas companies will be assisted in negotiating and selecting the tools best suited to their needs.
It stressed that the Kenyan government has prioritized BPO as a national pillar of growth, taking action to ensure the industry?s success as per the guidelines set out in the Vision 2030.
?The implementation of this vision will leap frog the country into a middle income status.
?In efforts to solidify sectors within the IT-BPO space, Kenya has shown notable progress in strengthening the industry,? it said.
Kenya has an upper edge in business process outsourcing sector compared to her East African neighbors.
?The country offers a copious mix of skilled workers, recently installed fiber optic networks, and efficient business processes enabling businesses to start up cost effectively, within few days.
?Other positive developments within the country include improved infrastructure for the information technology enterprise sector, the statement continued.
Organizers reiterated that the outsourcing summit will act as a platform for both existing and potential players in the outsourcing space in East Africa to network and gain new insight from the major outsourcing destinations.
The statement said the summit will focus on global trends and underpin what it takes to achieve the market penetration and recognition that Kenya needs to develop as an outsourcing hub, which in turn will support the development of a strong information technology industry.
Source:http://www.coastweek.com/3521_summit.htm
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