TEDA Vigorously Develops the Service Outsourcing Industry by Building Cooperation and Communication Platforms Between Government and Enterprises

TEDA Vigorously Develops the Service Outsourcing Industry by Building Cooperation and Communication Platforms Between Government and Enterprises

March 21, 2007

    TIANJIN, China, March 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Tianjin
Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) announced
today that the TEDA Outsourcing Industry Development
Commission was established today to provide support for
enterprises engaged in the service outsourcing of software
development, financial background services, pharmaceutical
R&D, finance & accounting, administration and human
resources, and customer service centers. 

    (Logo:
http://www.xprn.com.cn/xprn/sa/20061103123230-28.jpg )

    At present, TEDA has preliminary been equipped with the
fundamental conditions required for the development of the
service outsourcing industry.  An array of operators in
ITO, BPO and software outsourcing sectors are now based
there, including, Affiliated Computer Services (ACS),
Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), I@T Technology Co.
Ltd., Neusoft, Eteda Technology Company, CS&S Cyber
Resource Software Technology Ltd., Newpalm, Palm Commerce
Information Technology (China) Co., Ltd., Nankai University
General Data Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenchi Software and
Fujitsu.

    With the increasing demand for service outsourcing
business in the Binhai New Area (BNA) in Tianjin, TEDA has
witnessed the rapid emergence of a cluster of new
enterprises operating outsourcing services in areas like
information, human resources, financial management,
logistics, after-sales and product R&D. For example,
the software development and service field had over 100
outsourcing companies registered at the end of 2006. 
Another 43 software enterprises have passed authorizations,
and three companies have been awarded their CMM2
authentication or higher.

    Meanwhile, TEDA has begun the building of a service
outsourcing industry base with the first phase covering an
area of one square kilometer.  The base will offer
all-round services for enterprises in terms of talent
recruitment and training to address the needs of the
service outsourcing providers who plan to land in TEDA. 
Also, TEDA plans to build white-collar apartments in the
base, which will be rented to enterprises at low prices. 
The initiative aims to provide the living establishment
with low cost but complete supporting facilities for new
employees who work for service outsourcing providers. 

    About Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area
(TEDA)

    Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA)
was established in 1984 with the approval of the State
Council of the People's Republic of China.  It is one of
the first state-class economic-technological development
areas in the country. 

    TEDA is located in the center of a larger area
bordering Bohai Sea and the east of the Asia-Europe Land
Bridge, thus serving as the gate to the two super cities of
Beijing and Tianjin, and the throat connecting the northeast
of China.  By the end of 2005, 4,067 foreign companies have
landed in TEDA.  Of the Fortune 500 companies, 57
multinational companies, from 10 countries and regions,
including such well-established multinational giants as
Motorola, Samsung and Toyota, invested in 123 enterprises
in TEDA.  In 2000, "Fortune" listed TEDA as one
of the most highly recommended economic areas in China.  In
2002 UNIDO listed TEDA as one of the most dynamic areas of
China together with Shenzhen, Suzhou, Wenzhou, Shanghai
Pudong and Xi'an High-tech Park.

    For more information, please visit:
http://www.investteda.org , or contact:



     Ding Lei of TEDA
     Tel:  [phone]