Chongqing's local government agencies have announced a software talent recruitment plan that offers preferential policies to software engineers who would like to work at the software development zone in Chongqing.

According to the new policy, which is called "Chongqing's Preferential Policy on Introducing Senior and Middle Level Software Talent", software experts from the world's 500 most powerful software companies will receive one-time subsidies ranging from CNY30,000 to CNY300,000 if they are willing to come to work at Chongqing's Silicon Valley-Chongqing Software Development Zone.

Academicians and senior software developers from prestigious institutions of higher learning or research institutions as well as those from the Global 500 Fortune enterprises will receive CNY300,000. Others including, famous experts both home and abroad, scholars, Ph.D instructors, doctoral degree holders and master degree holders will receive CNY30,000 to CNY150,000.

Chongqing Software Development Zone is a comprehensive software industry zone focusing on information and software development. It is also a product engineering, marketing and personnel training center for Chongqing's software industry.