The First Qingdao International Software Integrating Innovation Exposition is to be held at the Qingdao International Convention Center from August 10 to 12, 2012.

It will display the most up-to-date achievements of application software and information services, featuring household appliances and electronics, equipment manufacturing, industrial design, and so on.

The Qingdao Municipal Government will discuss cooperation with Microsoft, Neusoft and other renowned corporations to set up a software training center, according to Xiang Yangqing, vice-director of the expo's executive committee.

The event is sponsored by the Qingdao Municipal Government with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Edited by Chen Zhilin