"Digital Zhejiang" well underway
( 2003-10-22 09:18) (chinadaily.com.cn by Han Lei)
The construction of a "Digital
Zhejiang" is going smoothly, a top information industry official in East China's
Zhejianig Province said Saturday.
Chen Daxin, director of the Zhejiang Provincial Department of the Information
Industry, who is also the director of the Zhejiang Provincial Office for IT
Applications, told reporters that "Digital Zhejiang" aims to promote Information
Technology (IT) in the economy and social development.
By 2007, a main framework for IT applications will be established in
Zhejiang, Chen said, adding that the province's overall informationization level
will be up to national standards and its software industry will be among the
best.
Zhejiang has earmarked 3.5 billion yuan to speed up the emergence of an
e-government, according to Chen. Urban and rural development has also been
incorporated in the blueprint for the province's informationization initiative.
Chen noted that during the last few years, Zhejiang's information industry
has witnessed a major boom, becoming one of the province's pillar industries --
a traditional powerhouse in silk and textiles.
A series of favorable policies have lured a number of multinationals to
invest in Zhejiang, including Nokia and Toshiba, Chen said.
Furthermore, governments at all levels in the province will take more
measures in realizing a leap forward in the development of the information
industry.
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