They want to make the city a major HarmonyOS center in the country
The government of Shenzhen, China has launched a program aimed at expanding the app ecosystem for HarmonyOS. Officials want to make the platform more reliable and competitive compared to foreign counterparts.
The city government recently launched an entire plan, which in translation is called something like this: “Shenzhen Action Plan to Support the Development of Native Open Source HarmonyOS Applications in 2024.” It has several goals to speed up software development for HarmonyOS in the city and province.
According to the plan, by the end of the year, the number of native HarmonyOS applications developed in Shenzhen should account for more than 10% of the country's total. That is, they want to turn the city into a kind of software development center for the Huawei operating system.
In addition, there are other goals in the plan:
- Shenzhen's major industries will be fully served by native applications built for HarmonyOS;
- HarmonyOS development courses will be offered at major universities and educational institutions in Shenzhen;
- The number of certified HarmonyOS developers will be more than 15% of the total number in the country;
- Create at least two industrial parks that will rely primarily on applications and software based on HarmonyOS;
- Create over 1000 software development companies with personnel qualified in HarmonyOS application development;
- Contribute to the stable operation of the HarmonyOS Ecosystem Innovation Center by providing government services such as showcasing and promoting native HarmonyOS applications, and developing talent;
- Officially launch and expand the global Smart Internet of Things (IoT) alliance to continually increase the international impact of HarmonyOS applications.
That is, the plans of the city leadership are indeed very ambitious and extensive.
Last year, 49 enterprises in Shenzhen reportedly participated in the creation of the open-source HarmonyOS ecosystem, introducing 133 products and 11 software distributions.