China's Jiangxi Province will Now have Smart Transportation System from iSoftStone and Ganyue Expressway

China's future growth is closely linked to the development of information and communication technologies. Its recent plan to establish smart cities nationwide is expected to enhance the development of emerging industries across the country. Most important part of this will be building smart transportation system between cities.

As a company focused in improving the transportation system in Jiangxi, Ganyue Expressway has been undertaking large scale engineering construction projects in China, and is noted to be the only publicly listed company in the highway industry in Jiangxi. The company recently roped in China-based IT services provider iSoftStone to build a smart transportation system for China's Jiangxi Province.

Huang Zheng, president of Ganyue Expressway, general manager Tan Shengguang, deputy general manager Qi Zhiping, and Huang Li, executive vice president of iSoftStone officially launched the Ganyue Expressway IT infrastructure development program on March 25th at the project launching ceremony.

"It is a pleasure to work with iSoftStone, a pioneer in the IT services industry, and hit the ground running with the development of our IT infrastructure program," Huang Zheng, chairman of Ganyue Expressway said.

Zhegn also mentioned that the opportunities and experiences afforded by this program are immense for both Ganyue Expressway and iSoftStone.

iSoftStone has already accumulated a wealth of experience in smart city solutions, and through diligent practice and exploration we have formed a highly intelligent, tailored solution for smart transportation. The company, through this partnership will endeavor to assist Ganyue Expressway with its most-advanced technology and know-how for their IT infrastructure development program to help Jiangxi form a smarter transportation system.

The smart transportation system that iSoftStone and Ganyue Expressway will build includes a data center, five internal control management systems, five operation management systems, and internal and external web portals. This smart system will help Ganyue Expressway increase competitiveness by achieving business innovation, optimizing system architecture, improving efficiency, and reducing operation costs.

“Our ultimate goal is to help build more smart cities in China to fully realize our smart city vision, one that harnesses the latest technological advancements as they become embedded into the physical spaces of cities,” Huang Li, executive vice president of iSoftStone said in a statement.

Back in December 2012, The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development announced plans to roll out the smart city as part of China's efforts to boost urbanization.