The fresh boost given to the Information Technology/Business Process Management industry by the government with its vision to develop the industry, will enable the lucrative sector to be the leading foreign exchange earner of the country surpassing an export income of US$ 5 billion in the next five years, said an industry expert “The IT/BPM Industry is on track with the backing of policy makers to make it the leading foreign exchange earner in the next five years,” IFS Managing Director, Vice President, Sales, Shiraz Lye said.The IT and BPM industry has been generating an export income of around US$ 1.2 billion in recent years. The industry aims at an export income of US$ 3 billion supported by a workforce of around 200,000 by 2022.