China, EU to Promote Cooperation in Information Technology

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China, EU to Promote Cooperation in Information Technology

China and the European Union (EU) are discussing cooperation possibilities to digitalize the 2008 Olympics as part of wide-ranging talks on information technology.

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China and the European Union (EU) are discussing cooperation possibilities to digitalize the 2008 Olympics as part of wide-ranging talks on information technology.

Other projects being considered for cooperation include integrated circuits, high performance computer grids, open source software, mobile communications and smart cards.

Shi Dinghuan, secretary general of the Ministry of Science and Technology and also its spokesman, said that the two sides would hold talks on information technology industry strategy, policy andregulation, to encourage cooperation on high technology start-ups and stimulate China-EU joint research and development centers.

Since the 1980s, Shi said, the two sides had successfully implemented a batch of projects of technological demonstration andcooperation and jointly organized a number of seminars and conferences.

Information and telecommunications technology had become the largest investment area of China-EU science and technology cooperation, Shi said.

Since the adoption of China-EU science and technology cooperation agreement, the two sides have agreed to enhance cooperation in information society on priority, he said.

China joined the EU's Framework Program on research, technological development and demonstration in 1999. Meanwhile, China has strengthened science and technology cooperation with EU members such as Germany, France and Sweden.

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