In the first half of 2008, International Data Corporation (IDC) released the report stating that both the market size and maturity of Chinese offshore outsourcing services which starting in 2000, are maintaining a strong growth momentum, in 2007, China offshore software outsourcing market reached 1.97 billion U.S. Yuan, up 42.4 percent growth than 2006. Market size is expected to reach 8.95 billion U.S. dollars in 2012.
Help change the mode of economic growth
Service Outsourcing means that companies outsource the non-core businesses such as logistics office, customer service, business operations, research and development, consulting, etc. to other countries to do. To undertake service outsourcing business is of great significance to emerging developing countries which desire rapidly increasing for independent innovation ability, upgrading the soft power and comprehensive national strength.
In 2003, unit energy consumption of China's GDP is 2.2 times higher than the world average, 2.3 times higher than the U.S., eight times higher than Japan, even 0.3 times higher than India. The data shows that the highest add value of manufacturing should be no more than 15 percent, while that of services outsourcing industry is as high as 100 percent. Service outsourcing industry's contribution to economic growth is 20 times higher than manufacturing sector, while the processing and consumption is only 20 percent of that the manufacturing sector, almost have no pollution emissions.
A related person also said: "For certain traditional industries to create value, it requires a large amount of land, equipment, energy, and also causes pollution. Outsourcing services is absolutely the green industry, and it's of revolutionary significance to change our economic development mode of pollution and then management. "
Helps improve the ability of independent innovation
According to statistics, 95 percent of global Fortune 1000 enterprises have already developed a strategy of offshore outsourcing services last year, and the global service outsourcing business expenses total more than 1.2 trillion U.S. dollars.
"Service Outsourcing is senior White worker and senior steward, who use technology to create value and realize a win-win situation." Zhang Rong ming believes, as an important carrier of "China's service" brand, with outsourcing, Chinese enterprises continuously involved in International high-end technology research and development activities and is conducive to research and development through the absorption of international experience, continuously improve the ability of independent innovation.
From 2006, the Commerce Department and related departments implemented the services outsourcing "Thousands, hundreds and tens" project, to create favorable conditions and all-round undertake international (offshore) services outsourcing business, which means, in the "11th Five-Year Plan" period, the country will build 10 service outsourcing base cities which have certain international competitiveness, promote the 100 world-renowned transnational corporations to transfer its service outsourcing business to China, and cultivate 1,000 large and medium-sized service outsourcing enterprises which have achieved a certain scale of international qualifications to undertake the service outsourcing.
"At present, countries have begun to attach importance to the development of service outsourcing industry, but we feel that our support is not enough, our task is to call first, then to appeal more people to concern about the industry."
