This document discusses opportunities for APC IT students in freelancing and entrepreneurship by 2050. It notes that studies project the Philippines will have one of the largest economies in the world by 2050. Many current students will be in senior leadership positions across business and politics. It encourages students to start as freelancers now through platforms like Freelancer.com to gain experience and income, and considers the growing online freelance market both in the Philippines and globally. Overall it presents an optimistic view of the future role and opportunities for today's students.

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2. Year 2050
• Citibank study

3. Year 2050
• HSBC Global Research – Philippines will be
16th largest economy in the world

4. Year 2050
• 37 years from now
• You should be in your mid or late 50s
– Retiring
– CEO/ Senior executive
– Own your business
– Captain of your industry
– Political leader

5. Year 2050
• 7 Presidents
• 7 Vice-Presidents
• 168 Senatorial slots
• 5000 opportunities to become CEO of the Top
1000 corporations of the Philippines
• 10s of thousands of start-up companies
• You will be running the economy and the
country in the next 35 years

6. 2010s
• PNOY elected
• Perception of good government
• Right set of economic conditions
– Stable banking system
– Managed inflation
– Strong currency
– Strong remittance inflow

7. 2013
• Investment-Grade Credit Rating BB+
• Philippine stock market rose more than 30%
2012, one of the best performances in the
world
• Strongest economy in Asia for 2011 and 12

8. 2013

9. 2013
• What should APC IT Students do?
– Become tech entrepreneurs
– Start by being a freelancer while being students
• You practice being an businessperson
• Students earn as freelancers to:
– Pay tuition
– Help parents and siblings
– Buy gadgets or spend for gimiks

11. Over 300,000 Filipinos are
now members of
Freelancer.com

12. The Online Economy

13. You Have The Momentum
•Profile Of Members At
•Freelancer.com
•46% are 24 years
•and below

14. Top Freelancers by Region/City
1.Quezon City – 15684
2.Makati - 12896
3.Manila - 12630
4.Cebu – 6846 (12,600)
5.Davao – 6782 (9,100)
6.Cebu City - 5790
7.Pasig - 3268
8.Iligan City - 3244
9.Quezon - 3095
10.CDO City – 2785 (4,400)

15. Jobs done by Filipinos
Top 8 Most Popular
Project Types
Awarded to Filipinos
Copywriting 5.88%
PHP 5.14%
Articles 4.67%
Article Rewriting 4.23%
Data Entry 3.65%
Software Architecture 3.23%
MySQL 3.23%
Hire Me 3.15%

16. Top Countries Hiring Filipinos
Top 8 Most Popular
Countries Awarding
United States 36.39%
United Kingdom 8.43%
Australia 8.26%
India 6.29%
Canada 5.50%
Philippines 3.70%
Pakistan 2.89%
1.33%

20. The World is Flat.
The World is Flat

21. “If I just have the spark of an idea now, I can get a designer
in Taiwan to design it. I can get a factory in China to
produce a prototype. I can get a factory in Vietnam to mass
manufacture it. I can use Amazon.com to handle fulfillment.
I can use freelancer.com to find someone to do my logo
and manage my backroom. And I can do all this at
incredibly low prices. The one thing that is not a commodity
and never will be is that spark of an idea.”
Thomas Friedman
“America’s Dream Team”
New Your Times

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