Motorola, CIECC to Set Up
M-Commerce Laboratory in China
Motorola has opened China's
first M-Commerce Laboratory in Beijing by joining hands with China
International Electronic Commerce Center (CIECC), an agency under
China's Ministry of Commerce. The objective is to accelerate mobile
commerce development in China.
The M-Commerce Laboratory,
according to Motorola, is designed to bridge the gap among industry,
government and academia to facilitate certain aspects in the M-Commerce
environment such as research and commercialization of mobile
applications, mobile payment and security, and enterprise mobile
commerce application. By providing an environment to study, develop and
promote projects in the mobile commerce domain, the laboratory can help
to enhance end-to-end innovation capabilities, believes Motorola.
"M-Commerce will play an
important role in China's economic growth, specifically when the country
is focusing on driving domestic demand," said Liu Junsheng, general
director of CIECC. "Our goal is to develop key enablers, nurture the
M-Commerce practice and business environment, and provide services to
help enterprises mobilize their business. The establishment of
M-Commerce Laboratory will play a vital role in facilitating mobile
commerce development in China."
The laboratory will create a
platform for the industry players to communicate and cooperate with each
other. In addition to regular workshops and forums, the laboratory will
also help members to screen out and identify projects for further
commercial operation, speeding up the transition process from theory to
commercial applications with the help of industry experts and academic
institutions.
These efforts, says
Motorola, will not only cultivate the mobile commerce environments, but
also create real business opportunities for all companies who want to
leverage M-Commerce.
