IT and BPO Facilities

[sandrn]

QUEZON CITY will soon be a host to multiple hi-tech business park. The soon to rise Diliman North Science and Technology Park will complement the Eastwood Cyber City zone. The QC memorial circle and NA Park's and Wildlife will become a central park upon the development of the SSS Corporate City.


Hotel to be built in UP’s North Science and Technology Park
http://www.bworldonline.com/BW031507/content.php?id=101

Property developer Ayala Land, Inc. will tie up with the Asian Institute of Tourism for the hotel component of the P6-billion University of the Philippines (UP) North Science and Technology (S&T) Park, senior vice-president Marivic E. Añonuevo said.

On the sidelines of the groundbreaking ceremonies last Thursday, she said the hotel will cater to visiting executives and businessmen from locators and serve as a venue for conferences and seminars for both the university and locators. The new hotel will be a low-rise development.

"A lot of expats, foreigners, visitors and clients will be coming here. We will build the hotel once there is a critical mass already. We are concentrating on the office buildings first," she told reporters.

The UP Asian Institute of Tourism is the first school in Southeast Asia to offer a four-year degree program leading to a Bachelor of Science in Tourism.

Last October, UP and Ayala Land agreed to jointly develop the state university’s 38-hectare property along Commonwealth Ave. in Quezon City into a science park.

Ayala Land will develop the property into a fully integrated Information Technology (IT) and IT-enabled services community, with low-rise office buildings to be complemented by retail, residential, and hotel developments.

Ayala Corp. Senior Managing Director Merceddita S. Nolledo said the UP Science & Technology Park will pioneer IT campus developments in the country.

The office development will be set in an environment with lots of greens and open spaces to complement the UP campus scene.

"We are bringing all of our company’s business lines to bear on this project. We are extremely excited that the UP North S&T Park that will be built on this 38-hectare site will feature the full lineup of Ayala Land’s products and services," she said.

A retail strip consisting of dining places, bookstore, and other service establishments will be developed to support the S&T Park. Also being conceptualized are multi-dwelling buildings four to six storeys high.

UP President Emerlinda R. Roman said the IT park could help reverse the brain drain being experienced by the university.

"Despite constant reminders that as mga iskolar ng bayan (scholars of the country), they are expected to give something back in return for the first-class education they have received by staying to serve the country in their respective professions, our own graduates have become part of that exodus. We believe that if comparable job opportunities are available right in their own backyard, our students will opt to stay and honor the commitment they made when they entered the university," she said.

Ms. Roman said the ground-breaking of the science park is an "act of faith and hope, faith in the future of the University, and hope for the future of the country."

"We envision the S&T Park which will rise here as the most prestigious and dynamic example of industry-academe collaboration, collaboration which will contribute to the growth of the country, at the same time that it reinforces the University’s status as the country’s premier educational institution, and strengthens its image both locally and globally," she said.

"We envision it as not only providing a venue for the transformation of innovative ideas into cutting-edge commercial products, and giving faculty and students access to world-class learning laboratories, but also as offering competitive employment opportunities."

Ms. Nolledo said the science park will support UP’s commitment to education, training and research by creating an environment where high-technology enterprises can interact with the academe in research-and-development and other technology-related, collaborative projects.

"I think it is important to stress here that the firms that will locate in the UP S&T Park will be those in high value-adding industries such as software development, engineering design, medical and legal transcription, and accounting and financial services. These will be world-class, globally competitive firms, many of whom will be exporting knowledge-based services overseas. UP will benefit from the synergies that will be created between these high value-adding, IT-enabled, knowledge-based industries and the universities’ various colleges."

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Ms. Nolledo said the UP science park will also be a vehicle for transforming innovative ideas into commercial products and start-up companies, along the lines of the Stanford-based Silicon Valley corridor in California.

"For all of us at Ayala Land, this is not just one of many projects — it is one of our most important developments, as it underscores our commitment to national development and to the progress of our country," she said.

"This project falls at the crossroads of two of Ayala Land’s thrusts in recent years: On the one hand, we have made a concerted effort to become a prime mover in the national development of our country through creating compelling products for the burgeoning IT, IT-enabled services, and BPO industries."

She also said, "we expect this market to continue to grow at a remarkably fast pace in the coming years and, more importantly, to be a key driver of our economy in the 21st century. On the other hand, this project signals our intent to become a partner of larger scale in the development of Quezon City."

Quezon City Mayor Sonny Belmonte said the development is expected to strengthen Quezon City’s claim of being the ICT capital of the Philippines.

"This event cements several partnerships which we hope will be strengthened and expand through the years with increased cooperation and objectives in Quezon City and residents. The development reflects the inflow of technology, innovation, new models of urban planning that we are pushing to implement massively and at a fast pace in many areas of our city," he said.

"It reflects the perspective that our city government has adopted to encourage mixed-use developments to spread the growth of more communities with complete amenities. It reflects our determined ascent to prime Quezon City to ride the wave of the new economy."

[tj_brewed]

We have alot of IT Parks and IT Buildings around the country. But lately, a new trend is rising. Convertion of malls into an ICT hub or integrating ICT and BPO sites within a mall. With this set up, IT business literally meets up with pleasure, shopping, and leisure.

This thread is dedicated to ICT/BPO Malls - U/C, proposed (with rendering, facts to back up/ press releases), or existing ICT Malls around the country. IT Buildings or parks near malls are not included. It should be within the mall /integrated with the mall.

Kindly follow this template when you post or feature an ict mall:

Name of the IT Mall
It's Location
IT Companies Witihn
Official Websites of the IT Companies
Nature of IT Biz

----Followed by the pix----

Let's appreciate their architecture and design, setup, location, and get to know with the IT and BPO firms within. Post away!

[tj_brewed]

Edsa Central Pavillion
Location - Edsa Central Shopping Center Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City
IT Companies - Teleperformance and IBM Daksh
Official Websites: www.teleperformance.com www.daksh.com
Nature of IT Biz - BPO and Contact Center Operations

[tj_brewed]

NCCC MALL OF DAVAO
Location - Mc Arthur Hiway, Matina, Davao City
IT Company/ies - WESTERN WATS
Official Websites: www.westernwats.com
Nature of IT Biz - BPO and Market Research

[rau]

Pwedeng-pwede ang JY Square dito...

[tj_brewed]

Originally Posted by rau

Pwedeng-pwede ang JY Square dito...

Yup! And Mango Square Mall! Can u post some snapshots of the two malls rau? thnx!

[iloilocitykid]

SM City Iloilo
Benigno Aquino Drive, Iloilo City
Teletech

image hosted on flickr

chymera photo

[iloilocitykid]

Molo Supermart (mini-mall)
Molo, Iloilo City
eVentus

image hosted on flickr

chymera photo

[iloilocitykid]

Amigo Mall
Iznart St., Iloilo City
DMI

image hosted on flickr

chymera photo

[Manila-X]

Isn't the Mall of Asia have some facilities for BPO companies?

[[dx]]

^yup, Dell

[tj_brewed]

Originally Posted by iloilocitykid

Molo Supermart (mini-mall)
Molo, Iloilo City
eVentus

image hosted on flickr

chymera photo

Beautiful! Isnt this the callcenter facility of PLDT as well? E-PLDT Ventus? Or is it another BPO? can you guys also post their official websites? thanks!

[iloilocitykid]

Yes, it's ePLDT Ventus, the first call center in the city. It's been there since 2003 or 2005. That building is the newer part, the bottom has a cafe and some offices and part of the grocery. The older side has restos, arcades, some offices and shops and the other side of the grocery. Here's the website.

www.epldtventus.com


Here's the older side. THey're connected through a short strip of the grocery area.
image hosted on flickr

chymera photo

[[dx]]

The Embarcadero in Legazpi will also have an IT Park Promenade. But it's still under construction so I'll just post about it when it's completed.

[tj_brewed]

Market! Market!
Bonifacio Global City - Taguig, Metro Manila
Telus
www.telus.com
A Canadian contact center.

[diehardbisdak]

...soon! Robinson's new BPO/Commercial Center in Fuente Osmena, Cebu City

[tj_brewed]

Originally Posted by diehardbisdak

...soon! Robinson's new BPO/Commercial Center in Fuente Osmena, Cebu City

Im pretty excited for this project..it's something to watch out for! Anyway, can anyone post the existing IT Malls in Cebu such as JY Square and Mango Square?

[tj_brewed]

Anyway....here are pix of my fave JY Square in Lahug, Cebu City. Photos from Marvin aka Sugbuanon and Bricks from flickr. Thnx for the photos.

JY SQUARE
Lahug, Cebu City
Eperformax and CallTek
www.eperformax.com and www.calltekcenter.com
Contact Centers both for technical and financial accounts.

[WawaY[625]]

AYALA CENTER DAVAO
Location - JP Laurel Avenue, Bajada, Davao City
IT Company/ies - TBD

[bongskie09]

Originally Posted by diehardbisdak

...soon! Robinson's new BPO/Commercial Center in Fuente Osmena, Cebu City

...and soon in Davao City too!