Chengdu can be hub of mobile in China

Chengdu has the potential to become China's hub of mobile and cloud technologies, a German IT company executive told Xinhua.

Alex Atzberger, senior vice president and head of fast growth markets and China growth plan at SAP AG, said China is a very important market to his company.

"Chengdu can be a hub of mobile and cloud (technologies) in China. Therefore it is important for SAP to have a development plan in this market," Atzberger told Xinhua in a recent interview.

The 2013 Fortune Global Forum will be held in Chengdu, capital of the southwestern province of Sichuan, from June 6 to June 8. SAP, along with many other world leading companies, will participate in the forum.

Atzberger said SAP had sent engineers to Chengdu to develop cloud services and other technologies, and is also working with many partners based in Chengdu and other parts of western China.

"Clearly the business in China is moving from the coastal regions to the west," Atzberger said.

SAP announced in 2011 to invest more than 2 billion US dollars by 2015 to expand its business in China. Atzberger is the mastermind behind the investment plan and responsible for its implementation.