Outsourcing Malaysia 2008 creates a loud bang

Date Published :2009-02-09

Outsourcing Malaysia 2008 kicked off with a loud bang and a resounding success last November as partnership deals were sealed, with Malaysia continuously rising as an excellent offshore location for core competencies and domain knowledge expertise. Outsourcing Malaysia (OM) signed a Memorandum of Agreement with India-based Value Notes on market intelligence and Asia eUniversity - a local multinational educational institution - on human resource. The sign offs were part of the association's initiatives to grow the outsourcing and shared services industry in the country. Malaysia is currently the largest exporter of semiconductors and consumer electronics, thus, an ideal location for both trade and investments. It also offers a seamless business environment through a 'pro-business' government and IP protection, data security and information privacy. The OMC 2008 conference featured a pre-Conference Workshop on Outsourcing, which served as a primer for participants. The workshop fostered experience-sharing more than information download, with the eventual aim of making participants more informed, proactive and effective with their contribution to corporate sourcing activities. Conducted by renowned Outsourcing expert Bobby Varanasi who has over 15 years of experience in consulting and management across IT, Business Process services and building offshore operations, it garnered an overwhelming response. The conference, on the other hand, featured a notable roster of speakers such as David Wong Nan Fay, PIKOM chairman and SnT Global Group chief executive officer; Larry Yap, Sunway Group - Shared Services Centre and Group Human Resources executive director; Gerry Clark, TPI - Southeast Asia and Hong Kong partner and director; Avinash Vashistha, Tholons chairman and chief executive officer; Adrian Holland, Cyber Shared Services Engineering managing director; Edge Zarella, KPMG Global Partner in Charge and IT Advisory, among others. The conference shed a light on various industry issues encompassing markets and best practices, the social benefits of outsourcing, human capital challenges, government initiatives, pace and impact of commoditization and others. # http://www.asianquality.org/index.php?view=149