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Shanghai evolving into 'smart city', forum told
By Zhu Shenshen |
December 15, 2011, Thursday
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SHANGHAI will change into a "smart city" in two or three years with advanced communication networks and improved services, city officials and industrial leaders said yesterday at a forum.
Shanghai has drafted a three-year plan to develop the "smart city" from 2011 to 2013 and it aims to be one of the world's leading cities in IT services and infrastructure by the end of 2013, Liu Jian, vice chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology, told the Shanghai IT Innovation Summit.
"Without doubt, Shanghai has the leading edge to be a "smart city" in China and it is moving toward the first class based on the global standard," said Wang Yang, vice president of IBM.
Currently, Shanghai, Wuxi, Hangzhou and Ningbo are leading the "smart city" development in China, Wang added.
To provide better broadband services, China Telecom and China Unicom have raised broadband speed by five to 10 times in many Shanghai communities without extra cost on subscribers. Starting this month, many China Telecom users can enjoy Internet speed of 10 to 30 megabits per second, 5 to 15 times faster than before. The network upgrade in most local communities will finish by the end of December, according to China Telecom Shanghai Branch.
Meanwhile, Wi-Fi hotspots are mushrooming in Shanghai, allowing people to access Internet using smart phones, iPads and laptop computers.
Shanghai has more advantages over other cities to develop "smart city" because of government support, a big pool of talent, and surging market demand, Liu added.
Mobile Internet, which refers to a combination of mobile phone and Internet, holds great potentials for the IT industry in the next five to 10 years, some panel speakers said at the forum.
Shanghai has drafted a three-year plan to develop the "smart city" from 2011 to 2013 and it aims to be one of the world's leading cities in IT services and infrastructure by the end of 2013, Liu Jian, vice chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology, told the Shanghai IT Innovation Summit.
"Without doubt, Shanghai has the leading edge to be a "smart city" in China and it is moving toward the first class based on the global standard," said Wang Yang, vice president of IBM.
Currently, Shanghai, Wuxi, Hangzhou and Ningbo are leading the "smart city" development in China, Wang added.
To provide better broadband services, China Telecom and China Unicom have raised broadband speed by five to 10 times in many Shanghai communities without extra cost on subscribers. Starting this month, many China Telecom users can enjoy Internet speed of 10 to 30 megabits per second, 5 to 15 times faster than before. The network upgrade in most local communities will finish by the end of December, according to China Telecom Shanghai Branch.
Meanwhile, Wi-Fi hotspots are mushrooming in Shanghai, allowing people to access Internet using smart phones, iPads and laptop computers.
Shanghai has more advantages over other cities to develop "smart city" because of government support, a big pool of talent, and surging market demand, Liu added.
Mobile Internet, which refers to a combination of mobile phone and Internet, holds great potentials for the IT industry in the next five to 10 years, some panel speakers said at the forum.
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