China attaches high importance to cloud computing and its development. Believing cloud computing to be a major part of the next-generation information technology, it is eager to promote R&D and model application of cloud computing. On October 18th 2010, NDRC and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly released a circular, calling for innovative development of cloud computing and scientific arrangement. Model projects for innovative development of cloud computing services are decided to be launched in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Wuxi. More encouragingly, leading research institutes and enterprises in China’s electronic information field are making amazing progress in R&D of core technologies of cloud computing, and innovations of application solutions and service models.

To further the communication and cooperation in cloud computing with foreign market, and to promote the applications of cloud computing, speed up the development of cloud computing industry and improve the industrial chain, under the supports by Ministry of Industry and information Technology, NDRC, Ministry of Education, CAST and Beijing Municipal Government, Chinese Institute of Electronics has organized the first and second China Cloud Computing Conference to demonstrate the latest achievements in cloud computing and model projects. Based on that, 2011 China Cloud Computing Conference is to be held from May 18th to 20th. It is believed that China Cloud Computing Conference will bring powerful momentum to the cloud computing service in China.[more]