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Cloud computing a ray of light for Guiyang economy

By Li Jun in Guiyang and Gao Yuan in Beijing (China Daily) Updated: 2014-04-22 07:23

Guiyang, capital of southwestern Guizhou province, is poised to become an emerging technology hub for inland China as the province seeks to lure high-tech enterprises to the city, industry insiders said.

Infobird Cloud Computing Technology Co Ltd has budgeted 600 million yuan ($96 million) toward building a cloud computing center in the city. Cloud computing is a network that hosts applications remotely.

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The project is the latest result joint venture between Guiyang and Beijing Zhongguancun Science Park, which is fast becoming known as "China's Silicon Valley".

The center, which is expected to be completed in 2016, will create "tens of millions of yuan" in output value in the first year, its officers say.

Located in the Shuang Long airport economic zone of Guiyang, Infobird will build a "

The company set up its new headquarters last September in Guiyang, where Wu Yimin, CEO of Infobird, is enjoying his new office.

"I made the decision during my last Mid-Autumn Festival visit back to Guiyang. The city's livability and modern, new look drew me back, not just because it is my hometown," he said. The climate also is well-suited for developing the cloud computing industry there, Wu added.

"Guiyang should be cited as one of the top ecological cities in China," he said, noting that "a good ecological environment provides negative oxygen ions, which help to promote people's creativity."

Infobird plans to expand its workforce to 100 by year's end, with research and development staff accounting for 80 percent of its total employees. Infobird also has assisted China Southern Power Grid Co Ltd in establishing a customer service center for its Guizhou branch