[kictanet] Bharti deal could boost some local outsourcing providers?

[Andrea Bohnstedt]

I think some people had their eyes peeled already: Spanco recently partnered
up with Ugandan Mara Group's IT subsidiary - not a call centre firm, though:


http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201009303679/Corporate-Press-Releases/Uganda-Press-Releases-Raps-and-Spanco-Partnership-for-Outsourcing-Capacity-in-East-Africa.html

On 27 October 2010 17:39, Paul Kukubo <pkukubo at ict.go.ke> wrote:

> Listers
>
>
> http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/Bharti-splits-500-mn-Africa-deal-among-IBM-Tech-Mahindra-and-Spanco/articleshow/6812374.cms
>
>
> <http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/Bharti-splits-500-mn-Africa-deal-among-IBM-Tech-Mahindra-and-Spanco/articleshow/6812374.cms>Quoting
> from the Economics times of India link above..
> “About 4,000 employees who currently handle Zain’s customer care operations
> in Africa will move to the rolls of these three companies. The partners will
> set up operations in each market which will sustain and build skills,
> capabilities and resources,” he added. Executives tracking the contract said
> local companies in Africa had not bid for the call centre deal although
> Spanco and possibly, Tech Mahindra, could partner with domestic firms there
> to deliver the service. "
>
> Interesting to keep our eyes on be prepared in the event of the
> opportunity.
>
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