South African DTI announced as Associate Sponsor for the International Outsourcing Forum 2010

Adding a taste of South Africa

The International Outsourcing Forum (IOF) has announced the signing of the Republic of South Africa Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as associate sponsor for its 2010 event to be held in London. As well as delivering a plenary session on the opportunities South Africa offers as an outsourcing destination, the new sponsor will also host a wine tasting session at South Africa House for all delegates to attend.

South Africa’s comprehensive Business Process Outsourcing and Offshoring (BPO&O) Sector Support Strategy emanates from the dti’s Industrial Policy framework and seeks to attract a portion of the rapidly expanding, global BPO&O market to South Africa. The BPO&O sector is forecast to grow at 50 per cent per annum internationally for the next four to five years. This has opened a window of opportunity for South Africa to create 25 000 direct and 75 000 indirect jobs and contribute up to R8bn in GDP to the economy by 2010.
Activities have been largely coordinated through a partnership between the dti the Business Trust and the industry association BPeSA. Cabinet approved a comprehensive business plan in 2006, and the focus was on:
• Supporting the effective marketing of South Africa as a competitive business process outsourcing location;
• Developing and deepening the pool of internationally competitive talent;
• Creating an enabling environment of incentives and infrastructure to support the sector;
• Improving the quality of the South African offering
• Strengthening the industry body to be capable of mobilising and representing the key stakeholders.
• Reducing the telecommunications costs for the BPO industry
• Addressing the needs of the 2nd Economy by locating BPO operations in designated areas.
The Government Assistance and Support (GAS) Programme launched on 15 March 2007, offers comprehensive and detailed support, through various initiatives.
Also recently confirmed to attend this prestigious event are senior executives from Severn Trent, Marsh& McLennan, Vodafone, Aviva and Lloyds, among many more.


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