2 Advantages of Jiangsu to Develop its Software and Information Service Outsourcing Industry

The gross regional product of Jiangsu in 2007 was 2556.01 billion RMB, increasing by 14.8% than last year. Rapid development of new industries enables Jiangsu to put more efforts to build up Hi-Tech industry and modern service industry with its manufacturing advantage. Meanwhile, it takes the software industry as the fundamental and strategic industry as Jiangsu economic and social development. Jiangsu keeps upon improving the infrastructures, shaping good political and industrial environments and actively fostering quality human resources, which develop characteristics and advantages for the development of the software and information service outsourcing industry.

2.1 Region, Culture and Infrastructure

2.1.1 Geographic and Cultural Advantages

Jiangsu province, neighboring with Shanghai, lies in east part of China, Yangtze River Delta area is one of most vital and opened-up provinces with fastest economic development. Jiangsu has rich natural resources and beautiful surroundings. Within its territory, there is a nearly thousand km-long coastline with Yangtze River and Grand Canal getting across. Neighboring with Shanghai and South East Asia countries and areas, it advantageously develops the service outsourcing industrial chain focusing on Nanjing, Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Yangzhou and Zhenjiang. Its service industry has strong absorbent and output abilities and its geographic advantage is obviously seen. It is one of areas that have best potentials to develop international service outsourcing.

From the cultural environment point of view, as the capital of six ancient dynasties, Jiangsu is the birthplace of the Wu and Yue cultures and Yangtze River culture of ancient China. Jiangsu, a time-honored historic city, has developed economy and culture. It is also a tour city with rich cultural heritages. Places of interests, famous mountains and gardens can be easily seen. Meanwhile, four outstanding cities: Nanjing, Wuxi, Suzhou and Changzhou have good security and provide stable investment and cosy living environments.

Jiangsu as the intersection of south and north cultures, its people inherits both the refinement and practicality in the southern area of Yangtze River and straightforwardness and enthusiasm in the north. All these characters enable Jiangsu to be more adaptable to foreign culture. Jiangsu people have great understanding of opening-up and strong innovation abilities. They are very happy to accept new things. So at the beginning of reforming, Jiangsu is quite open to the foreign funds and makes itself a hot land gathering foreign businesses.