China to Hold First Int'l Information Technology ShowThe First China International Information Technology Exhibition, sponsored by the Ministry of Information Industry (MII), will be held in Beijing on December 13-16 this year.This was announced by a MII official, who revealed that patent technologies, inventions, products based on new information technology (IT), computers and software, telecommunications and Internet technologies and household appliances will be displayed at the exhibition. Various symposiums accompanying the exhibition, such as an " inventors' forum", will focus on the hot topics concerning the information industry. Lou Qinjian, vice-minister of Information Industry, said at a press conference Tuesday that technology plays a vital role in the information industry and those who have a "special" technology will occupy a "special" market and make "special" profits. The exhibition will provide a platform for the communication and cooperation between academics and business, so as to elevate the information industry as a whole, he added. The exhibition, to be held once a year, will be organized and undertaken by the China Electronics Science & Technology Exchange Center under the MII. The information industry ranks first among various other industrial sectors in China. |
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