Smart technology helps software park stay top

By Wei Tian (China Daily) Updated: 2014-09-10 07:38

The eco-friendly Shanghai Pudong Software Park aims to become an innovation hub for the industry. CHINA DAILY

After two decades of development, the Shanghai Pudong Software Park has established itself as one of the top among its peers in China, and is looking to become a world-class innovation center for the software industry.

"Now the largest base for software development in Shanghai, the park has set its goals higher by aiming to make the entire park 'smarter'," said a senior official at the park.

Shanghai Pudong Software Park Co Ltd, the developer and operator of the software hub in the east of Shanghai, compiled development plans for an overall upgrade of the park in 2013. The proposals included adopting "smart" technologies, such as the Internet-of-Things and cloud computing, as well as big data analysis to provide better services for the park's companies.

A standardized program for developing "smart" high-tech parks nationally was released at the beginning of this year. The program was partly drafted by the SPSP and the park was selected by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology as the first batch of pilot areas to construct a "smart park".

In the wake of rapid urbanization in China, there have been nearly 100 "smart city" programs nationwide.

An important part of smart city construction is the inclusion of smart parks.

Introducing smart technology to enhance core competitiveness and achieve sustainable development is recognized by the majority of park operators.

In terms of smart public services, the SPSP has developed an IT Services Cloud called SPSP Huizhi. It is based on the latest cloud computing technology and aims to help build a high-end IT service platform for companies registered with SPSP.

The project helped small and medium sized enterprises, which make up nearly half of all companies in SPSP, reduce their IT expenditure and transition into cloud computing services, said a development and planning official at SPSP.

The project led to a convergence of enterprises related to the cloud computing industry to build the SPSP into a base for cloud computing with influence on both domestic and foreign markets, he added.