China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has issued new rules on purchasing equipment for government agencies; These rules recommend that companies retire existing computers, servers and other equipment based on American Intel and AMD processors. In this respect reports Publication of the Financial Times (FT).
Chinese ministry documents also show that government agencies should abandon the use of Windows and other foreign software in favor of products from local developers. Purchasing new American software and equipment is also not recommended. The agency is encouraging the introduction of the new rules out of a desire to increase the security of government agencies’ IT infrastructure.
The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recommends that companies pay attention to equipment with Huawei and Phytium processors as alternatives to Intel and AMD solutions. The Chinese government hopes to complete the transition of state institutions to domestic solutions by the end of 2026, according to one of the Financial Times sources.
At the end of 2023, China ranked first in the number of scientific developments in many technological fields. The country has applied for nearly 30 thousand patents related to artificial intelligence; This means almost a thousand applications every year. In contrast, the USA showed negative dynamics.
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