The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will lead the merger and reorganization of software and integrated circuit companies
February 19, 2023
Zhou Zixue, chief economist of the Ministry of Information, stated on the 25th that in the “12th Five-Year Plan” period, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will further improve the policy environment for the software and information service outsourcing industry, and work with related departments to improve the support policies for the software and integrated circuit industries. Leading advantageous companies to become bigger and stronger through mergers and acquisitions, listing financing, and other forms of support for SMEs to accelerate development.
Zhou Zixue stated at the 2nd China Software and Information Service Outsourcing Industry Annual Conference that during the “12th Five Year Plan” period, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will take supporting software and information service outsourcing industry development as an important measure to adjust and optimize the industrial structure and promote the deep integration of the two industries. . First, China will further improve its policy environment. At the beginning of this year, the State Council promulgated “Several Policies to Further Encourage the Development of the Software Industry and Integrated Circuit Industry”, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will establish and improve corresponding implementation rules with related departments to help enterprises implement the fiscal and tax support policies and improve the enterprise credit evaluation system.
Secondly, support the R&D and industrialization of key products, speed up the process of R&D and service productization of information technology service business support tools, formulate and promote relevant standards, and standardize the information service market.
In addition, the structure of industrial organizations will be optimized, and leading enterprises will be guided to become bigger and stronger through mergers and acquisitions, listing and financing, and to support SMEs in accelerating their development. Encourage large and medium-sized enterprises to spin off their information technology R&D and application business organizations and establish professional software and information service companies.
In addition, to promote the development of industrial agglomeration, identify and build a number of information service demonstration bases and parks with distinctive characteristics, and have a good effect and support for local economic and social development, continue to support and guide the construction of public service platforms, and improve the public service system.
Zhou Zixue stated that the software and information service outsourcing industry is characterized by knowledge, technology, and talents. It has good growth, high added value, strong penetration, and strong driving force. It is an important part of the information industry and the producer service industry. Since the international financial crisis began, profound changes have taken place in the economic and social landscape around the world. The modern service industry, represented by software and information service outsourcing, has become a new area of competition for all countries. For our country, vigorously developing the software and information service outsourcing industry is not only an effective way to accelerate economic restructuring and change the development mode, but also an important measure to promote the in-depth integration of informatization and industrialization and enhance national competitiveness.
