Xiuwen county uses cloud technology to attract investment

Xiuwen county in Guiyang, capital city of Southwest China's Guizhou province, has been using cloud technology to mitigate the negative effects of the novel coronavirus outbreak, to attract investment in the current year and it has made real progress with its efforts.

An online investment promotions method is being conducted to draw new investment projects and promote the county's investment advantages, which has attracted a number of companies including the Longshang Group, Yonghui Superstores and the Shouyang Group.

Currently, 23 investment projects, worth about 60 billion yuan ($8.79 billion) in total, are under discussion. Seven of them are industrial projects, worth about 3 billion yuan.

An online match-making channel was also launched to offer customized investment plans to businesses that intend to work with Xiuwen. Investment advantages involving land, human resources and an efficient and reliable power supply were also introduced to attract enterprises.

Online support is also given to enterprises through the county's official app, the WeChat account of its investment promotion agency and the WeChat Moments of local officials. An online questionnaire on problems and difficulties that private enterprises faced during the epidemic was released, in order to help them resume production.

In addition, online services are provided through WeChat, QQ and telephones to help companies handle all the paperwork such as business registration, project applications and tax registration.

The local government is also offering a fast track channel to non-locals who came to survey the area for their projects during the epidemic and provides them with accommodation.