Tekes Fenix seminaari 2004 5 27 3

Tekes in China: 

Some ICT Activities in 2004 Tekes in China

Tekes Offices Abroad: 

Tekes Offices Abroad

Main Tasks, Partners and Focus in China: 

Main Tasks, Partners and Focus in China

Fenix Program Themes: 

Fenix Program Themes Not only a program, but a collection of themes that concern Finland’s ICT sector widely Most of these are sectors of high market and innovation growth in Asia (China, Korea, Japan etc) Content management applications Game and entertainment applications Community network services Industrial and service company network services Mobile applications and services for companies and consumers that are not bound by time or place

Main Players in China’Innovation Field: 

Main Players in China’Innovation Field Ministry of S&T (MOST) Ministry of Information Industry (MII), and other ministries Science Parks (MOST / Torch) National Natural Science Foundation (NSFC) Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 100+ research institutes Ministry of Education (MOE) MOST State Key Laboratories MOST technology programs: Top universities, Key Laboratories Enterprises 863 973 Torch etc.etc. Other research organizations and laboratories Flow of funding Large proportion of flow JRI 30.5.2002

Locations of 53 Official New and High Tech Industrial Parks: 

Locations of 53 Official New and High Tech Industrial Parks JRI 3.1.2003 Sources: China National Center for Biotechnology Development CNCBD 2002

22 Software Parks: 

22 Software Parks Software knowhow and resources are concentrated around 22 National Torch Software Parks, located around or associated with China’s 53 official New and High Technology Industry Development Zones In 2000, about 80% of software sales came from the 2,100 enterprises located within the 19 Software Parks that had been established by that year The parks often have 2-3 large “core companies” whose sales surpass the other companies in the park

Tekes Activities in Mainland China: 

  JRI 4.12.2002 Tekes Activities in Mainland China Official presence and Chinese government relations ICT, biotech and energy activity Other technology fields EU and EU member state contacts Important to be present: Shanghai is a major business hub ICT and biotech activity Other technology fields Business and financial contacts Industry & technology gossip Pearl River Delta is the business hub of South China High tech production, R&D and business activity in various fields Focus operations on relevant issues in these areas.

Growth in China: 

Growth in China April 2004: total 295 750 000 mobile subscribers in China (total population is about 1 300 000 000) 5.4 million new mobile subscribers in one month (April 2004) According to Business Week, in 2005 China will have world’s largest number of internet users and broadband connections Online gaming, dating, chat and other interactive services are quickly growing 40% of Nokia’s worldwide phones will be designed in China; Nokia will have five research centers in China with a total of 600 people Other companies that have established R&D centers in China include Motorola, Ericsson, Siemens, Alcatel, Cisco Systems, Samsung, Bell Labs, Nortel Networks, NEC, Microsoft etc. Is there room for only large players, or can small innovators reap profits on investments quickly enough? Innovation is growing and activity in China increasing!

IPR Issues: 

IPR Issues Problems of software business in China: Piracy of software However: large Chinese computer manufacturers install legal programs in the machines, and Chinese central government organizations use legal software China sees software as a strategic area of development, so they will have to deal with the problem Chinese government has strong interest in open source software

Operator and SME International Cooperation ?: 

Operator and SME International Cooperation ? China Telecom operators ISP Broadcasters Terminal manufacturers Institutes / Unis Finland Chinese imports Finnish exports Best practices / Benchmarking Best practices / Benchmarking Successful concepts! Successful concepts!

Some Action Points: 

Some Action Points Locate and analyse SME success stories (Finnish, foreign) Fenix business program: integrate Finnish actors into cooperation and provide channels to Asia SME sector needs financial support to look beyond short term and to look into initially difficult expanding markets Personal networks create international business; especially so in Asia

EU Issues: 

EU Issues The European Union has opened the Framework Programme to Chinese participants The Chinese government has agreed to support Chinese participants in the EU 6th Framework Programme Finland should be active in utilising European resources in China activities; possible both for research institutes and companies

Some Finland ICT Companies in China: 

Some Finland ICT Companies in China NOKIA COMPTEL NEMO NETHAWK CODETREE DETECTION NOVO TIETOENATOR MIX MOBILE TELESTE TEKLA ELEKTROBIT

Digital Culture in China: 

Digital Culture in China Digital is Cool. Digital is part of Fashion. Digital is part of the Chinese dream life style The Chinese want new things and Status Value Added Kids are now freer in China – with new digital tools Koreans have been quick to land in China with packages of digital cool In the end people don’t want chatter and information overload – they want friends, real human experiences

Human Resources in China: 

Human Resources in China China produces yearly the world’s third largest number of science and technology graduates, after United States and Russia. In 2001, about 586,000 students were enrolled in various computer and software courses. Of this number, about 300,000 were enrolled at undergraduate level or higher. During the same year, about 32,000 students graduated from undergraduate or higher level computer or software courses. According to some experts, these numbers don’t tell the whole story because graduates may have the necessary basic skills, but there is still a lack of top level talents in China. According to Chinese software industry studies, the number of software-related staff in 2000 was about 400,000. Of this number, about 250,000 were directly engaged in software development. According to the government’s Action Plan, the number of “software talents” will be increased to 800,000 by 2005.