TEDA Strengthens Cooperation with Microsoft China in the Software Industry

TEDA Strengthens Cooperation with Microsoft China in the Software Industry

November 09, 2007

    TIANJIN, China, Nov. 9 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- On the
morning of November 9th, TEDA and Microsoft China
(hereinafter referred to as "Microsoft") signed a
memorandum on strengthening cooperation and jointly
promoting the development of the IT and software industry
in TEDA (Tianjin Economic and Technological Development
Area). This move will further facilitate bringing the two
parties' competitive advantages into play, accelerating the
construction of "the base for the service-outsourcing
industry in TEDA" and improving TEDA's comprehensive
international competitiveness. Mr. Eugenio Beaufrand, COO,
and Mr. Zhang Ruichang, CTE and President of the Public
Utilities Department, both in charge of the Microsoft Great
China Region, attended the signing ceremony among others. 

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    The cooperation between TEDA covers quite an extensive
scope, involving personnel training, e-government, IT
construction, protection of IPR and cooperation in
investment. 

    Based on the cooperation memorandum, both parties will
co-build the Tianjin Software (Microsoft technology)
Training Base and strengthen cooperation in training
software engineers. The Tianjin Software (Microsoft
technology) Training Base will be oriented to the demands
of software companies in TEDA, with software engineers and
construction requirements for a software-outsourcing base.
It will cater to students from institutions of higher
education in Tianjin by aiming to enhance students'
practical abilities, narrowing the differences in education
between the job market and the needs of corporate posts, by
helping graduates from institutions of higher education to
find jobs, by diminishing the shortage of practical skilled
personnel in the development of software-outsourcing
services and by promoting the development of the software
industry in TEDA. 

    TEDA has chosen Microsoft as one of the major software
platform manufacturers for information fields such as
e-government and digital city administration so as to
strengthen both parties' cooperation in these fields and
further improve its digitalized environment. 

    The two parties will also cooperate to protect IPR and
promote genuine versions of software. The two parties will
make a joint marketing plan and continue to create good
environment for the protection of software through
education, training, promotion and targeted campaigns. 

    Microsoft established its Beijing representative office
in 1992 and Microsoft China in 1995. Thus far, the number of
its formal employees in China has surpassed 2,000. Microsoft
China has become the subsidiary of Microsoft with the most
comprehensive institutional setup and the most complete
functional ability beyond its headquarters. Microsoft China
has been devoting itself to strengthening its close
association with the government and its cooperation
partners and customers; supporting China's IT construction
through funding, technology, talent and the market;
promoting development of the local software ecological
system and IT industry; and advancing innovation and
construction of a harmonious society. 

    So far, the service-outsourcing industry is showing
good development momentum and TEDA has become one of the
three model service-outsourcing bases in Tianjin. In order
to align to Tianjin's strategy of developing a
service-outsourcing industry, TEDA has formulated a
development plan to promote the development of the
service-outsourcing industry, with a focus on fostering and
supporting projects which are in line with the development
direction of its service-outsourcing industry. In the plan,
TEDA pays special attention to making a long-term and
flexible plan for supplying and training human resources.
Cooperation with Microsoft serves as an important measure
of TEDA's ability to open channels, consolidate resources,
accelerate introduction, and cultivate talented personnel
for service outsourcing. 


    For more information, please contact:

     Ding Lei
     Phone: [phone]

     Yang Chonghao
     Phone: [phone]
 
     Website: http://www.investteda.org