The 22nd China International Software Expo opened in Beijing with the theme of “New Era, New Concepts and New Software”. This year’s expo includes exhibitions of the latest software products, industry summits and forums, and a security software competition.
“Software development has become an important milestone in China’s goal of building a strong China and smart nation with digital technology. Software technology is at the core of building China’s global competitive advantage,” said Wang Xinzhe, the chief economist of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Wang said that information technology has become an important engine driving the social and economic transformation of China.
China’s software industry has been undergoing a long period of sustained growth. In 2017, more than 745,000 copyright applications for software were lodged, an increase of 82.79 percent compared to the previous year. And in the first quarter of 2018, 4.12 million mobile apps were available in the country’s mobile app market, more than 20 times the 200,000 available in 2010.
Although the future looks bright, China’s software companies are being encouraged to collaborate with international leaders in the field, while at the same time increase their independent research and development capability. The Vice General Secretary of the China Information Technology Industry Federation Li Jie said that China welcomes international software companies into China, and hopes they can conduct meaningful collaboration with local companies.
Of the enterprises taking part in this year’s expo, 80 took part as independents. This was on top of the 343 enterprises from provinces and cities across China, including Hebei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Nanjing, and Hong Kong that joined the exhibition in teams. Their exhibits range from customer service robots to city traffic monitoring systems. One of the products on display, a system designed to find missing people, has successfully solved 6,221 missing person cases in less than two and half years.
Xu Yiteng, an attendee of the expo, told China Radio International that in the past five years, software development had visibly changed his life. “Instead of waiting in a long queue at the local government, I just have to log onto an app to fill out forms. Everyday life has also become very convenient. For example, apps can help me order takeaways, and also get me to my destination”.
The four-day expo, held at the Beijing Exhibition Hall, is co-hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Beijing Municipal Government.
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