Software park claims 600% growth over five years

With a 600 percent turnover increase over the last five years, Shanghai Universal Software Park is expected to expand over the coming years.

From millions to billions, it took only five years for the Shanghai Universal Software Park to grow its turnover by a stunning 600 percent. Back in 2005 its output was 300 million yuan, but in 2009 the figure reached an incredible 2 billion yuan.

Established by Shanghai's Putuo district government in 2004 and located in the southwest of the area, the software park is one of the city's largest hi-tech industrial zones with a total area of nearly 100 mu (6.67 hectares) and a built-up area of 110,000 sq m.