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Recently, the Third China International Software Development Conference and the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the China Software Industry Association was held in Beijing. Wang Jiangping, party member and vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, delivered a speech. Over a thousand people, including leaders of relevant departments, academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, industry leaders, international friends, and enterprise representatives, attended the event. Tian Suning, co-founder and chairman of AsiaInfo, was bestowed with the title of “Distinguished Person of China's Software Industry in 40 Years”. Gao Nianshu, CEO and executive director of AsiaInfo, was honored with the title of “Leading Figure of China's Software Industry”. In addition, AsiaInfo was recognized as an “Enterprise Contributed in the Industry for 40 Years” and a “Leading Enterprise in Industry Applications”.

Figure: Conference Grandly Held at the China National Conference Center

The 40-year development of China's software industry has been a remarkable transformation in domestic technology, economy, and society. To recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of China's software industry, the China Software Industry Association, focusing on decades of development, selected the “Distinguished Person of China's Software Industry in 40 Years”. Tian Suning, along with academicians Yang Fuqing and Mei Hong from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and academicians Ni Guangnan, Liao Xiangke, and Sun Jiaguang from the Chinese Academy of Engineering, were among the 32 individuals who received this honor.

Figure: Tian Suning Was Bestowed with the Title of “Distinguished Person of China's Software Industry in 40 Years”

Figure: Gao Nianshu Was Honored with the Title of “Leading Figure of China's Software Industry”

In the 1980s and 1990s, China's software industry underwent a period of rapid growth, with the establishment of numerous prominent software enterprises, which marked the beginning of a long-term journey for China's software industry. In 1993, Tian Suning and others founded “AsiaInfo” in Texas, the United States, creating China's first commercialized Internet backbone network, ChinaNet, as well as multiple national backbone network construction projects, fulfilling the aspiration of “bringing the Internet back to the motherland”. In the following years, they broke international monopolies through independent research and development, paving the way for the localization of “carrier-grade” business support software for China's communication operators.

After 31 years of development, AsiaInfo has grown into a pioneering provider of software products, solutions, and services, with its businesses covering industries such as communications, government affairs, energy sources, transportation, finance, postal services, and healthcare. It provides full-stack services of digital intelligence to government and enterprise customers, such as consulting services, product R&D, product delivery, system integration, intelligent decision-making, data operation. It can be said that the 31 years of AsiaInfo's steady progress have been inextricably linked with the development of China's software industry.

Today, AsiaInfo is pursuing a strategy of “Four Transformations” in its development, including transforming towards “dual leading position of products and services”, “simultaneous development of software and hardware”, “joint expansion into both communication and non-communication industries”, and “equal emphasis on domestic and international markets”. The company is exploring the next exciting 30 years.

Tian Suning, co-founder and chairman of AsiaInfo, stated that the more volatile the environment is and the faster the technology evolves, the more enterprises should move forward solidly. Now we are experiencing a period of unprecedented change that presents a multitude of opportunities. In order to thrive in this environment, enterprises must cultivate themselves to become “good species” in the “winter”.

 Figure: AsiaInfo Was Recognized as an “Enterprise Contributed in the Industry for 40 Years” and a “Leading Enterprise in Industry Applications”

The conference also presented multiple awards for outstanding technology and business achievements in 2023. Among the winners was AsiaInfo's subsidiary Yaxinhuoyun, which received the award of “2023 Digital Transformation Demonstration Case in the Software Industry” for its “Digital Intelligence Platform of Multimodal Joint-transport Logistics.”