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Beijing is China’s political, economic, cultural and educational center and the center for international communication. After entering the neo-economy, Beijing has had a full play of its advantages and launched China’s Silicon Valley- Zhong Guancun Scientific and Technological Park. In order to develop economy, Beijing has established Central Business District (CBD), where over 20 multi-national corporations gathered there. Beijing has become a pivotal hub for China’s neo-economy development.
In 2007, Beijing turned to be one of the outsourcing base cities under the authorization of Ministry of Commerce. Beijing boasts pre-emptory advantage in software export to Japan, because Beijing embraces abundant medium and high-level talent reserve, well-developed communication networks and efficient transportation conditions, which are in need for outsourcing services. All in all, Beijing holds a competitive advantage in the global outsourcing market. continue reading…
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Category: Policies and Initiatives
On May 8th, 2009, the General Office of Beijing Municipal People’s Government forwarded the Notice of Beijing Municipal Commerce Commission on Facilitating the Advancement of the Outsourcing Industry ([2009] No.27).
• From the year 2009 to 2013, a 15 percent deduction on corporate income tax will be offered to advanced-technology service enterprises. Employees’ education and training expenses are deducted before the calculation of corporate income tax with a ratio of no more than 8 percent of the total income. Sales taxes are exempt for accredited advanced- technology outsourcing enterprises.
• The total amount of funds allocated to the outsourcing industry by the Municipal Government should not be less than twice of those from the Central Government. The main usage of the funds is to expand the industry size, to help model districts build public service platforms. continue reading…
On January 15, 2009, the State Council printed and issued the Reply to Issues Concerning Promoting the Development of the Outsourcing Industry ([2009] No. 9). Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan hosted a meeting on February 2nd in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, to discuss progresses of policy implementation. Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and General Administration of Customs have all promulgated policies to encourage and facilitate the development of the outsourcing industry.
On April 24, 2009, Ministry of Finance, National Development and Reform Commission, State Administration of Taxation, Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Commerce co-issued the Notice on Issues Relevant to the Taxation Policies on Advanced- Technology Service Enterprises ([2009] No. 63) continue reading…
As a part of government strategy to upgrade China’s manufacturer intensive economy towards a more service oriented one, the Ministry of Education (MoE) recently issued a memo to various colleges and universities under its administration, calling for aggressive actions to certify 1.2 millions outsourcing specialists in the next 5 years.
In order to achieve the goal, MoE asks its colleges and universities to expand the scale of service outsourcing personnel training curriculum, and to be flexible to explore a variety of talents training mode and programs.
In addition, MoE, in conjunction with Ministry of Commerce (MoC), is to launch a “National training center for outsourcing services”; which will be responsible for organization and coordination of training activities among continue reading…
Service outsourcing industry, as an integral part of modern high-end service industry, is characterized by large bearing capacity of information technology, high added value, small consumption of natural resources, little environmental pollution, abundant employment opportunities (esp. for college graduates) and high level of internationalization, etc. The world is now witnessing the rise of a new round of worldwide industrial restructuring featuring service outsourcing, service trade, high-end manufacturing and the transfer of technological research and development, which brings new opportunities to the development of China’s modern service industry oriented continue reading…
The Ministry of Commerce crafted an initiative dubbed “1,000-100-10 project” aimed at accelerating the country’s information technology outsourcing (ITO) and business process outsourcing (BPO) services.
The main objectives of the Project are:
- To establish 10 cities as outsourcing bases;
- To promote the transfer of service outsourcing business of 100 world-famous multinational
companies to China; and continue reading…
By Mr.WANG QISHAN,Vice Premier of China
June 17, 2008
Prior to this week’s fourth round of Strategic Economic Dialogue talks with the U.S., the Chinese government unveiled the Outline of National Intellectual Property Rights — a new strategy to tackle the many issues surrounding IPR. This new strategy will improve IPR protection in China and attract greater intellectual resources from abroad.
Moreover, the implementation of this strategy — a milestone in the institution of China’s IPR regime — will boost innovation at home and turn China’s abundant human resources into intellectual resources, having a positive and far-reaching impact on economic and social development in China. continue reading…
(Issued by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China on June 5, 2008)
This Outline is formulated for the purpose of improving China’s capacity to create, utilize, protect and administer intellectual property, making China an innovative country and attaining the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.
I. Preface
(1) Since the reform and opening up policy was introduced, China has maintained a sustainable and rapid economic and social development, and has made advances in science and technology and cultural creations, while the capacity for innovation has been constantly improved, and knowledge is playing an increasingly prominent role in China’s continue reading…
