ABSTRACT
The effects of the worldwide stagnation in the information technology (IT) industry on China’s emerging economy are not yet clear. It could be a threat because fewer products are demanded, but it could also be an opportunity, because there will be even more demand for low-cost suppliers. It will also depend on to what extent Nanjing’s concentration of IT companies can become an innovative cluster. The main components of China’s IT sector are specialised concentrations of IT companies in cities or in industrial estates. In particular China’s main cities have developed science parks and ‘electronic roads’, places where computer-related shops are concentrated. Well-known examples can be found in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.
