Open up, Dubai
The Open City of the Middle East is opening itself to outsourcing.
Dubai City officials announced during the recent Outsource World summit in
London the Dubai Outsource Zone which targets service providers both
regional and global.
Some of the key sectors targeted include finance, accounting, IT, payroll
processing, healthcare, insurance, engineering, biotech, multimedia, R&D
and design.
The city's officials also cited a study by a global consultancy firm [but
didn't say who exactly] ranking Dubai among the top three destinations for
offshore locations, based on available talent, environment and economy.
Dubai, accotding to them, is geographically positioned to offer easy
access to workers from countries like India, Egypt, Jordan, Philippines,
Lebanon, Sri Lanka and Iran.
The zone is also looking to serve as a possible site for disaster recovery
facilities for call centres located offshore elsewhere in the world as
well as facilities for BPO operations, both of multinational firms and
third-party services.
Now if only Dubai officials can downplay the threat of war in the Middle
East.
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