ASSIST, TUV launch SwEEP Program for PSIA members

PSIA, in collaboration with ASSIST and TUV, recently conducted a SwEEP CEO Forum at the Manila Marriott Hotel with some 20 member-representatives. Software Industry Excellence & Empowerment Program (SwEEP) is a PSIA initiative that aims to foster growth with a direct focus on MSMEs within the software sector by doubling industry capacity and revenue by 2013. It is an industry cluster program with the goal of improving the IT competitiveness of the Philippines through a well-structured organizational Capability Development Program. SwEEP focuses primarily on process and people improvement through a series of training sessions, workshops, and consulting and technical assistance which shall lead to international accreditation, improved skills, and successful business management. The program targets to gather up to 10 PSIA member-companies that fall under the MSME category with less than 150 FTEs and less than USD20M revenue, with some percentage of their business going into export. Any company who wishes to avail of the program should have been a PSIA member for at least three years.