XHTZ attractive to a variety of projects at programmers' fest

As one of the organizers of the 3rd Global Programmers' Festival, Xi'an High-tech Industries Development Zone (XHTZ) has attracted many projects to settle in it, due to its strong development trend and good investment environment.

The signing ceremony of key projects for the festival was held at Xi'an High-tech International Convention Center on Oct 24.

The signing ceremony of Key Projects for the 3rd Global Programmers' Festival is held on Oct 24. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A total of 28 key projects were signed for a total amount of 14.7 billion yuan ($2.08 billion), involving the fields of electronic information, artificial intelligence, smart manufacturing, the Internet of Things, and network security.

HRoot, a famous human resources strategic platform in China, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with XHTZ. Nine universities also signed strategic cooperation agreements with XHTZ on industry-university cooperation, talent export, as well as innovation and entrepreneurship, including Xi'an Jiaotong University, Northwestern Polytechnical University, and Xi'an University of Electronic Science and Technology.

A number of projects settle in XHTZ during the 3rd Global Programmers' Festival. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An entrepreneur representative said that XHTZ has advantages in scientific and technological innovation with its complete research and development institutions, providing a broad potential market for enterprise development.

At the signing ceremony, the XHTZ Technology Equipment Industry Association was officially unveiled. At present, the association has more than 90 member companies, covering the professional fields of aerospace, equipment manufacturing, electronic communications, smart controllers, investment financing, service consulting, and new materials.