The application of information technology to China's manufacturing
rose 18 percent in 2002, according to a survey released in Beijing
Wednesday.
The National Information Evaluation Center (NIEC) released the
report after completing a statistical assessment of how China's
manufacturing applied information technology.
It
was the first time the Chinese government has undertaken a major
project on the application of information technology and made
public the result.
The survey showed that the use of information technology in
manufacturing rose from an index level of 100 in 2001 to 118.21
in2002.
More enterprises began to designate specific personnel in charge of
the application of information technology while the average
investment each enterprise made in this respect increased to
2.194million yuan (US$265,000) in 2002 from 1,779 million yuan
(US$215,000) in 2001.
The index was set up by NIEC to specifically assess the application
of information technology to China's manufacturing.
(Xinhua News Agency June 18, 2003)