The Philippine Software Industry Association was first established in 1988. It is involved in promoting the Philippines as the preferred choice for software development services.
The PSIA (formerly Philippine Software Association) has worked with the Philippine government in developing policies to make the Philippines competitive in the software services market worldwide. As a result, Philippines was awarded as the Best Off-Shoring Destination of the Year in 2007 by the National Outsourcing Association (NOA) of the United Kingdom.