City boosts service outsourcing
24/8/2006 17:08
Wendy Zhang/ Shanghai Daily news
The Shanghai
government issued guidelines to boost the development of service outsourcing,
which it released through a Shanghai government spokeswoman via the Internet
yesterday.
Following the requirements of the central government on giving top
priority to the development of the service industry, Shanghai will focus on the
development of its service economy and improve its competitiveness in the
world.
Service outsourcing covers Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO)
and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), with ITO accounting for 60 percent of
the global market.
The period of the 11th Five Year Plan (2006-2010) is a
key period for the city to form an industrial structure with a service economy
playing a major role. The facilitation of service outsourcing is a key measure
for the city to speed up the modern service sector, said the Shanghai government
spokeswoman.
The government spokeswoman also briefed on the existing service
outsourcing situation in the city. ITO has played a dominant role in local
service outsourcing, with most software exported to Japan.
Shanghai should
focus on the development of offshore service outsourcing, create a group of such
companies with their own intellectual properties and brands, and turn the Pudong
New Area into a national-level model area for service outsourcing. The city will
also offer preferential policies to attract highly qualified talents and provide
them with more training.
Government departments should also improve their
work efficiency to deal with the registration procedures for service outsourcing
firms, the spokeswoman added.
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