Chapter 6 Developing AEC into a Global Service Hub:

The variations in wages across occupations were determined by the demand for the industry’s products and services as well as the availability of required skills, which in the Philippines may be hampered by the “lack of formal education and training on the managerial and technical aspects of printing and publishing” (Tullao & Habaradas, 2001, p.15). [...] Reinventing the Printing and Publishing Industry: Digital Publication One of the most important technological developments of the 20th century is the introduction and the evolution of the internet as a tool for communication and dissemination of information. [...] The stakeholders in the digital 307 publishing industry – including authors/writers, publishers, aggregators and online and traditional publishers that offer digital publishing services – are uniquely poised to make the most of the opportunities it offers, namely, a greater chance of being published and the applicability to of electronic materials to a wider range of activities. [...] Accurate estimates of the number of establishments in the sector, the size of the enterprises, the number of workers it employs as well as the sector’s value added, revenue and cost are essential in tracking the industry’s performance, harnessing its potentials, determining the sector’s needs and the assistance its participants requires, and lobbying for policies (i.e., incentives, training, etc.). [...] Analysis An opportunity for improving the price competitiveness of Philippine digital animation firms stem from the expansion of local broadband internet services, especially with the construction of the planned cyberspace corridor in the super regions, which, in turn, can further reduce the cost of one of the most important inputs to the digital animation sector services and result in greater eff.