Appendix A. Exclusive Survey of Selected Cities in Cooperation With MOFCOM

The following survey was conducted exclusively for I.T. UNITED by the Ministry of Commerce. Participating were the administrations from China’s most important software and technology parks, in 11 different cities throughout the country. This is one of the first such looks at the growth and perspectives of software and technology park administrators regarding their own plans to promote technology adoption and encourage investment by both foreign and domestic technology firms.

Qualitative Results: Open Formulated Questions

City

Is One of the Following an Issue for Your High-Tech Park? What are You Doing About it?

How Do You Plan to Control Rising Salary/Rapid Turnover?

How Do You Plan to Support the Software Outsourcing Industry in Your City/ Province? What Will You Do?

Is Anybody in Your High-Tech Park in Charge of Overseas Relationships?

Beijing

Employee turnover

Different company has its own culture

Training resources, international development, and cooperation

Yes

Chengdu

Rising salaries

Employee turnover

Educating the resources

Enhance the company culture training

Training good talents, enhancing the market development

Yes

Dalian

Rising salaries

Employee turnover

Attracting technology talents

Enhance the benefits, life, and working environment. For the senior talents, Dalian government will pay them more compensation to file their own income tax.

Will release official policy like “how to promote outsourcing development in ...

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