Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, April 19, 2002
China to Upgrade Information Technology Production
China's Ministry of Science and Technology announced on Friday a project costing 800 million yuan (96.4 million U.S. dollars) to boost the country's production of information technology.
China's Ministry of Science and Technology announced on Friday a project costing 800 million yuan (96.4 million U.S. dollars) to boost the country's production of information technology.
Li Jian, director of the ministry's department of high technology development and industrialization, said that the project would focus on setting up enterprises nationwide for computer design, manufacture, equipment and management.
Li urged the production of more high-tech products.
Meanwhile, relevant emerging software and consultancy services should be added to serve pilot ventures, Li said.
The whole country was encouraged to popularize the technology while research institutes were expected to develop the key technologies of computer-aided design, management of resources in enterprises, manufacturing systems, management of database, computerized processing equipment, enterprise integral platform and intranet management.
To publicize the project, the ministry launched a website at www.mie.gov.cn.