GERMAN technology firm Bosch Group has invested 500,000 euros in the Philippines to put up a call center that will centralize help desk services for its Asia Pacific units, a spokesperson said in a press briefing on Tuesday.

The automotive and industrial electronics firm formed a new subsidiary--Robert Bosch Communication Center, Inc.--to run an information technology (IT) help desk starting January and should have as much as 200 seats by yearend.

The call center in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City will provide computer and network troubleshooting to some 30,000 Bosch associates in the region.