A lecture on service outsourcing policy and professional training was held by the Nantong Economic Development Board on October 16.

In recent years, the advanced manufacturing industry and modern services industry have developed significantly in the development area. Innovative economy has grown, optimizing the area’s industrial structure. In the first nine months of 2012, investment in the service industry was over 11 billion yuan ($1.76 billion), rising 36.3 percent year-on-year. The contract amount of service outsourcing reached $78.22 million, accounting for 25 percent of the whole city.

Yin Kai, head of the Service Outsourcing Department of the Municipal Commercial Bureau, and other finance managers from more than 40 service outsourcing enterprises attended the lecture.