Achieved with the rapid development of the Dalian Software Industry with the First Phase Project of Dalian Software Park set as the starting point, the Dalian municipal government began core construction of the Dalian Software and Information Service Industrial Belt along southern coast of Dalian in order to facilitate further growth and development of the software industry. The Second Phase Project of Dalian Software Park now takes prominence as the key project for this development.

The "Dalian Software Industry Belt" runs along South Lushun Road in a 33 kilometer (20.5 mile) crescent connecting Hekou village in Ganjingzi District in the east with Huangnichuan in Lushunkou District in the west encompassing a total land area of 8.6 square kilometers ( 3.32 square miles) and a total construction area of 4 million square meters (4.78 million square yards) with an investment in excess of 15 billion Chinese Yuan. With CIECC (China International Engineering Consulting Corporation) entrusted with full authority, a record investment in Dalian Planning and Design was recorded on September 18th 2003, with Dalian Software Park contributing in excess of ten million Chinese Yuan and six international world top-class designing firms including Gensler of US were invited to take part in the conceptual design and to bid for the design of the Second Phase Project of DLSP in the South Lushun Road Industry Belt.

This second phase project, based on the principles of "Specialization, Scale, and Internationalization", is to form an industrial arrangement enclosing a Software Development Zone, a Research & Development Zone, an Information Service Zone, an Education & Training Zone, and a Corporate Campus Zone. Additionally, a Public Services zone, a Communication Technology zone, an area for commercial exhibition, luxurious residential areas, and Residence zones as well as coastal seashore parks are to be constructed.

It is estimated that in 2012 Dalian's software and the information service industry total output value will achieve 80-100 billion RMB, which is about 1/6 of Dalian's GDP.

The Dalian software park co., ltd. and Singapore Ascendas group joint capital to develop the Dalian software park second phase - DLSP-Ascendas Park. The DLSP-Ascendas Park covers over 11 km2 and will be the largest software park in China.

The entire park area is designed by the internally renowned Gensler Corporation, including 7 office buildings and a supporting function center. The initial phase of the DLSP-Ascendas Park will provide 100 thousand m2 of office space and will be available by the end of year 2006. (www.daitp.com)