Pakistan has reportedly attained a number three ranking on RentACoder.

According to E-Commerce Times,  the online outsourcing marketplace currently lists India and the US as the top two outsourcing destinations.

"With the Pakistani Rupee depreciating and the Indian Rupee appreciating, costs are 25 to 40 percent cheaper," explained Imran Aftab of TenPearls, a business intelligence and software development company in Herndon, Va.

Aftab also noted that the quality of services offered by a relatively untapped Pakistani labour force was "much higher compared to what is available in the saturated Indian market...This provides better value for customers."

As IT Examiner previously reported, Pakistan has taken a number of steps to improve IT access. For example, the country plans to provide free IT education by funding computer labs in approximately 4,574 secondary schools. Islamabad has also allocated a sum of Rs 2.5 billion ($53.2 million) for the improvement of government schools and a total of Rs 1 billion ($21.3 million) for ongoing maintenance of the institutions.

In addition, Pakistan and China recently agreed to establish a joint information and electronic complex (NECOP). The centre will help Pakistan achieve indigenous R&D and production capabilities by offering advanced training and technical assistance. The NECOP is also slated to serve as the the production and technical assistance centre of CETC Enterprises in the South Asian region, which will significantly help Chinese marketing efforts. X

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