Taiwan set up Industrial Alliance to create cloud computing innovation base

Xinhua Taipei, April 8, by the Taiwan Industrial Research Institute, the Electric Power Association, Information Software Association and other joint initiative, combined with the island's communications services more than 50 enterprises in the "Taiwan Cloud Computing Industry Alliance" 7th was established.　　It is hoped that the group will help Taiwan seize business opportunities in the global cloud computing industry chain, called the cloud.　　"Taiwan Cloud Computing Industry Alliance," the first president of "China Telecom" chairman Lu Xuejin said, estimated to 2012, the global cloud computing output is expected to reach 409.6 billion U.S. dollars, of which consumer service output will be more than 100 billion U.S. dollars, business services more than 200 billion U.S. dollars, the annual composite growth rate of 26% and 38% respectively.　　The alliance, he said, aims to promote the development of a cloud computing technology innovation base based on a high level of hardware-software-integrated cloud-based system software and three types of cloud service applications such as infrastructure, application platforms, software applications, etc. Cloud computing is a new way of using large scale computing resources for mass users.　　Because the network is often represented by a cloud pattern, it is visualized as "cloud computing" or "cloud computing". According to Taiwanese media reports, Cloud computing was ranked first among the 4 key High-tech support projects recently announced by Taiwan authorities. The administration plans to invest NT $10.09 billion in 5 years to promote infrastructure, platforms and services.