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(For Immediate Release)
Digital China Forms Strategic Cooperation with Aliyun in Sm@rt City and Cloud Computing
(29 January 2015, Hong Kong) Digital China (Stock Code: 00861.HK), the largest integrated IT services provider in China, is pleased to announce that on 29 January, the Group has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Alibaba Cloud Computing (Aliyun) to work together on Sm@rt City and cloud services initiatives. To kick-off the collaboration, both parties will focus on providing cloud computing services to government agencies and corporate, sharing resources and developing markets together.
As a leader in the field of Sm@rt City in China, Digital China seeks to leverage its strengths with Aliyun's leading position in cloud technology to serve customers. Under the terms of the agreement, Digital China will collaborate with Aliyun in research and development, and provide services on the basis of Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS). Both sides will also cooperate in Big Data scope and provide customers with next-generation data driven applications. In Sm@rt City area, Aliyun will customize its cloud platform based on Digital China's specifications. Furthermore, both firms will share market resources and cooperate in marketing.
In March 2014, China's State Council issued the "National Plan on New Urbanization (Year 2014-2020)", focusing on how to construct China's new-type cities and advance the development of smart cities. In August, eight state ministries jointly issued a document entitled "Guidance on Promoting Healthy Development of Smart Cities". These high-level government endorsements of smart cities development marked a turning point in 2014 by when Sm@rt City construction in China will proceed to a stage of large-scale implementation.
Since 2010, Digital China has engaged in Sm@rt City business deployment in over 70 cities. To date, the Group has signed Sm@rt City strategic cooperation agreements with 33 provinces and cities across the country. The Public Information Service Platforms that were launched in Fuzhou, Foshan, Zhangjiagang, Benxi, Weihai and the others have become a model for Sm@rt Cities development.
Aliyun has signed agreements with 12 provinces and cities in a year's time, spanning nearly half of China by virtue of its technology accumulation. By introducing the next-generation cloud computing, the local governments hope to transform public services to be more e-commerce alike, wireless-enabled and smart based, and upgrade traditional manufacturing industry, the finance industry and the services industry. In order to provide one-stop cloud services, Aliyun launched the "cloud cooperation plan" in August 2014, which is to build a cloud eco-system with partners in the data technology (DT) era.
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About Digital China
Digital China (Stock Code: 00861.HK), the largest integrated IT services provider in China, was listed on the main board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong on 1 June 2001. Its remarkable achievements have been widely recognized in various industries: the Group was included in the lists of "Forbes Asia's Fab 50" List, "Fortune China 500" by Fortune China and "Top 100 Chinese Software Companies by Revenue".
Digital China leverages global IT resources to establish a complete IT services value chain and offer customers end-to-end integrated IT services, which covers IT planning and consultation, IT infrastructure system integration, design and implementation of solutions, design and development of application software, outsourcing of IT system operations and maintenance, IT distribution, logistics and maintenance, etc.
Digital China takes the initiative to implement Sm@rt City strategy in accordance with China's 12TH Five-Year Plan. It takes advantage of IT technologies such as cloud computing, mobile internet and the internet of things to drive consolidation and innovation in the IT industry, cultivate the information consumption market and help accelerate the urbanization process in China. With comprehensive service capabilities and business coverage, it offers integrated Sm@rt City services to customers, which ranges from Sm@rt City framework design and planning, Sm@rt City IT infrastructure implementation to Sm@rt City operational services. The Group has implemented a national expansion strategy for introduction of Sm@rt City operations throughout the country. Boasting a visionary theoretical framework, it has the largest number of success cases for implementing Sm@rt City projects.
For additional information about Digital China, please visit the Group's website at www.digitalchina.com.hk.
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