As many labor-intensive call centers move out of first-tier cities in China, inland cities are becoming the new homes for such services.

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Infobird plans to build an outsourcing base in Guiyang to promote the local outsourcing industry. It will provide call center outsourcing services for customers in Guizhou and throughout the nation.

Local officials believe the next-generation information technology industry, led by cloud and big data services, will give Guizhou a base for its economic takeoff.

The State Council, China's cabinet, has estimated that the nation's information consumption will reach 3.2 trillion yuan by the end of 2015, a powerful engine for boosting domestic consumption.

"The big data project offers Guizhou an opportunity to catch up with developed regions," said Chen Min'er, provincial governor, who stressed the importance of building platforms, attracting investment, cultivating markets and supporting talent for the big data industry.

Guizhou's Guiyang-Anshun New Area got the nod from the State Council at the beginning of this year during the country's latest attempt to open up inland regions.

By then, the region's population of permanent residents and output ratio per unit area should catch up with the rest of Guiyang, officials said.

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