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the gross output of shenzhen's it sector topped 1.24 trillion yuan (us$202 billion) in 2013, increasing by 9.3 percent from 2012, according to the annual shenzhen it industry report.
the value accounted for 88.7 percent of the total output of the city's high-tech products, the report said.
the report was released by lu jian, head of the shenzhen science and technology innovation committee, yesterday at the 2014 china (shenzhen) it summit at wuzhou guest house in futian district. the event attracted representatives of several of china's leading it companies.
shenzhen exported it products worth us$150 billion last year, accounting for 19.2 percent of the national output. meanwhile, 15 local enterprises ranked among china's top 100 it companies last year and more than 200 local it enterprises have been listed domestically and overseas.
"the city is speeding up the construction of wi-fi devices in public places and has been implementing policies to boost the development of software and hardware businesses,"lu said.
shenzhen is home to 4,116 software companies, of which the total business income exceeded 311 billion yuan in 2013, representing a year-on-year growth of 20.6 percent. the output of the city's integrated circuit design industry reached 21.3 billion yuan, increasing by more than 40 percent from 2012.
to support the development of e-commerce, the city will promote cooperation between stakeholders -- including platform operators, intelligent mobile device manufacturers and content providers -- and the use of big data and cloud computing technology, along with multiple means of mobile payment.
lu said the city will strengthen its push for the development of wearable intelligent devices in the future.
(source:shenzhen daily)