Microsoft intends to set up an IT centre in Wuxi
Wuxi, 90 minutes’ drive from Shanghai, is considered one of the top 15 most economically developed cities. Its per capita GDP is expected to surpass $10,000 this year and the manufacturing industry is still on the lead.
Microsoft China, signed a contract with Wuxi government on Sunday, planning to open an IT training centre in Wuxi to turn out skilled professional to work in the emerging IT industry in this city. To offer professional IT training to 10,000 students a year in the centre, Wuxi New District the city’s high-tech zone will provide infrastructure, while Microsoft will bring the technical platform and program. All the effort is committed to developing the city into the country’s leading outsourcing centre, according to Yang weize, Party chief in Wuxi.
Wuxi’s official, who went to India’s Bangalore last month to seek cooperation with the outsourcing companies there, is confident with this project, and plans to have 100 companies providing international outsourcing services and exporting software by 2010. They expect each company will employ at least 2,000 staff and will have an export volume of $30 million.
Yang said they believe Microsoft’s experience will help them develop a large pool of IT professionals; and Wuxi’s solid industry foundation and overseas business network will help it develop a strong outsourcing industry.
Zhang Yanqin, head of Microsoft (China), said the company is willing to help Wuxi achieve the outsourcing goal.
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