The service outsourcing industry is vital to boosting Jiangsu's
economy and is a top priority of the provincial government, said
Zhang Weiguo, vice-governor of the eastern province.
Zhang made the remarks at the Jiangsu International Service
Outsourcing Conference, which opened over the weekend and features
over 1,800 business people, and officials and experts from 32
countries and regions, including the UK, France, Japan and
India.
"Because we are facing increased pressure in terms of
population, resources and industrial structures, it is a wise
choice to adopt the strategy of developing international service
outsourcing industry," Zhang said.
Jiangsu Province is one of China's most economically developed
areas with a large number of domestic and overseas companies in IT,
software, electronic information and telecommunications.
The province has chosen the outsourcing industry as a new mode
of economic growth to keep up with global trends and achieve
sustainable development. Over the past few years, the outsourcing
sector has witnessed rapid growth, becoming one of the pillar
industries in the province.
Statistics show the province yielded a revenue of $200 million
from outsourcing services in 2006.
Nanjing, Wuxi, Suzhou and other cities have gone all out to
promote the sector's development.
As one of the 10 Chinese base cities of service outsourcing,
Nanjing plans to build a service outsourcing center with over
200,000 employees and 150 outsourcing companies for a total
business volume of 40 billion yuan by 2010.
(China Daily September 25, 2007)
