The government of Sichuan province is planning to turn the area into a hub for the information technology industry and boost the turnover of the IT sector to 1 trillion yuan ( $ 152 billion ) by 2015.

 “ Sichuan used to rely heavily on the steel, cement and chemical industries but we want to make a change,” Mr. Huang, the vice-governor of the province said.

Last year, the province’s GDP increased by 15.1 percent, which was faster than the 11 percent and the 14.5 percent in 2008 and 2009. Mr. Huang said Sichuan is also becoming one of the hottest provinces for foreigh investor.