Domestic software and business processing outsourcing (BPO) companies have pushed the idea of using the Banepa-based IT Park and its premises for local BPO companies.
The idea has come amid the government’s failure to utilise the park in a better way.
The park, set up eight years ago, is spread across 237 ropanis of land and is connected to a 160kva electricity line. “There is possibility of using the park for BPOs on a collaborative approach,” said Biplav Man Singh, chairman of ICT Development Committee of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), at an interaction on software and BPO sector here on Sunday.
Singh said the FNCCI and the Computer Association of Nepal (CAN) have to join hands for seeking permission from the government to use the park for BPOs. There are an estimated more than 6,000 BPOs in the country that work for international companies. However, only 256 are registered legally, according to CAN.
Local BPOs’ work include from simple data entry to development of sophisticated software. Local market has witnessed an encouraging demand for work related to IT and software development over the last decade from foreign companies.
“Since we have cheaper human resource, there is huge potential for the development of the BPO sector,” said Abhijit Gupta, a member of the BPO/Software Committee at CAN. He said the Nepali labour is cheaper by 35 percent compared to India.
Participants in the programme highlighted the need for branding Nepal as the best country for outsourcing. This not only creates jobs, but also builds a good image of the country in the international software development areas, they said. It is estimated that around 3,500 graduates enter the labour market with ICT degree every year in Nepal.
Of late, with the labour getting expensive by the day in India, international companies are searching for alternatives to outsource their work in countries like Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines and China.
“We have to build a brand through collective approach in marketing and also look for getting jobs from countries like Sudan and Brazil, besides from regular countries like the USA,” said Singh.
He said data entry, call centre, medical transcription, GIS based mapping, distance learning, and telemedicine are some of the potential areas for local companies.
न्युजमाण्डुमा प्रकाशित कुनै समाचारमा तपाईंको गुनासो भए हामीलाई newsmandu@gmail.comमा इमेल गर्न सक्नुहुनेछ । साथै तपाईले आफ्नो विचार, विश्लेषण, लेख रचना, सल्लाह र सुझाव पनि पठाउन सक्नुहुनेछ । हामीसँग तपाई फेसबुक र ट्विटरमा पनि जोडिन सक्नुहुन्छ ।
Domestic software and business processing outsourcing (BPO) companies have pushed the idea of using the Banepa-based IT Park and its premises for local BPO companies.
The idea has come amid the government’s failure to utilise the park in a better way.
Singh said the FNCCI and the Computer Association of Nepal (CAN) have to join hands for seeking permission from the government to use the park for BPOs. There are an estimated more than 6,000 BPOs in the country that work for international companies. However, only 256 are registered legally, according to CAN.
Local BPOs’ work include from simple data entry to development of sophisticated software. Local market has witnessed an encouraging demand for work related to IT and software development over the last decade from foreign companies.
“Since we have cheaper human resource, there is huge potential for the development of the BPO sector,” said Abhijit Gupta, a member of the BPO/Software Committee at CAN. He said the Nepali labour is cheaper by 35 percent compared to India.
Participants in the programme highlighted the need for branding Nepal as the best country for outsourcing. This not only creates jobs, but also builds a good image of the country in the international software development areas, they said. It is estimated that around 3,500 graduates enter the labour market with ICT degree every year in Nepal.
Of late, with the labour getting expensive by the day in India, international companies are searching for alternatives to outsource their work in countries like Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines and China.
“We have to build a brand through collective approach in marketing and also look for getting jobs from countries like Sudan and Brazil, besides from regular countries like the USA,” said Singh.
He said data entry, call centre, medical transcription, GIS based mapping, distance learning, and telemedicine are some of the potential areas for local companies.
- News originally published in eKantipur
न्युजमाण्डुमा प्रकाशित कुनै समाचारमा तपाईंको गुनासो भए हामीलाई newsmandu@gmail.comमा इमेल गर्न सक्नुहुनेछ । साथै तपाईले आफ्नो विचार, विश्लेषण, लेख रचना, सल्लाह र सुझाव पनि पठाउन सक्नुहुनेछ । हामीसँग तपाई फेसबुक र ट्विटरमा पनि जोडिन सक्नुहुन्छ ।
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