The Kenya ICT Board has maintained membership of the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals, http://www.iaop.org for the past 2 years. We have provided access to members of the BPO Society to access resources. Indeed some of have used these resources in developing proposals and preparing for meetings.

We encourage greater utilization of these resources. See below an important update and contact Andrew Lewela at the Kenya ICT Board for further details on this.

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From: Pam O'Dell <pam.odell@iaop.org>
Date: Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 5:30 PM
Subject: The 2011 Global Outsourcing 100 Rankings
To: Paul Kukubo <pkukubo@ict.go.ke>

The 2010 Global Outsourcing 100 and select sub-lists, and the World’s Best Outsourcing Advisors were published by IAOP and recognized in a special advertising feature in FORTUNE^® magazine’s May 3, 2010 FORTUNE 500 issue — one of the world’s leading publications. IAOP has published the ranked Global Outsourcing 100 list with all of the sub-lists on its website at www.iaop.org. The lists will remain as permanent references in the IAOP Outsourcing Professional Book of Knowledge (OPBOK). This is your opportunity to gain exceptional recognition for your firm — if it provides outsourcing provider or advisory services — or to help your top provider partners gain the recognition they deserve.

The Global Outsourcing 100 and its select sub-lists are essential references for companies seeking new and expanded relationships with the best companies in the industry. The lists include service provider and advisory companies from around the world that provide the full spectrum of outsourcing services. They include not only today’s leaders, but tomorrow’s rising stars.

The World’s Best Outsourcing Advisors is geared specifically to companies that are outstanding global outsourcing advisors and consultants. In addition to being part of The Global Outsourcing 100 main list and sub-lists of service providers, the list of advisors will rank the top consultant, legal, and related advisory firms globally, and will be a valuable reference tool for companies needing expert advice and guidance with their outsourcing projects.

The independently judged evaluation process mirrors the Request for Proposal process employed by many top customers and considers four key criteria: size and growth, customer experience, depth and breadth of competencies and management capabilities. Companies are ranked on quality based on the information provided by each company on its application in combination with independent research and customer references.

The opt-in applications for the 2011 rankings will open on September 1, 2010. So your company receives all important communications regarding the rankings, please let me know by return email that you’re interested and I’ll add your name to our Global Outsourcing 100 early notification list. I’ve attached a pdf of FAQs for the 2011 rankings with additional details.

I will be hosting a special complementary Global Outsourcing 100 webinar that you may join as follows:

Topic: The Global Outsourcing 100

Date: May 4, 2010 at 9 am EDT
Presenter: Pam O'Dell, IAOP
Sign up: GO100

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Regards,

Pam

Pamela O'Dell | Director, Corporate & Professional Development

International Association of Outsourcing Professionals^® (IAOP^®)

+1.845.452.0600 ext. 121 | Fax +1.845.452.6988

pam.odell@IAOP.org | www.IAOP.org

IAOP is the global standard-setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing profession.

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