With electronics and information industry having the largest scale in Mainland China, Guangdong has become one of the most important bases of IT products in China, even in the world. In 2006, electronics and information continues to take the leading place among all pillar industries, as an important force to fuel economic growth. More than 20 enterprises in the province have ranked among the top 100 electronic enterprises in China.

        A series of electronics and information products with competitive abilities have come into being: as for the manufacturing of communication equipment, stored-program control exchanger and optical communication product are preponderant in terms of cost performance; in the field of manufacturing electronic parts, color tube and discrete part chip are among the most competitive in the country; in manufacturing electronic components, PCB and SMT take a crucial position in China; in software industry, embedded software products account for over 50% of the Mainland China.

        Concentrated on the Pearl River Delta Region, particularly on Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Dongguan, Huizhou, Foshan and Zhongshan, a famous “corridor of electronic and information industry” has taken shape.

        Goals of Development: By 2010, the industrial output value of the whole province reaches RMB 2,250 billion yuan, up by 21% annually on average. Micro-electronics, software and new-type parts & components will become the dominant products in the industry, as the result of that industrial structure will be further optimized. In 2006, electronics and information will turn into the first industry with the output value over 1,000 billion yuan in Guangdong Province.
Emphasis of Development: Emphasis is laid on the construction of 7 major manufacturing bases.