China sees record 2.8 mln computer software copyright registrations in 2024

China's copyright registrations for computer software achieved a record high of over 2.8 million last year, the China Copyright Protection Center announced on Monday.

In 2024, the total number of computer software copyright registrations in China reached 2.827 million, marking an increase of 330,000 over the previous year and a 13-percent year-on-year growth.

Among these, software related to voice recognition, natural language processing, and intelligent analytics saw growth rates exceeding 30 percent, significantly outpacing the overall growth of all software categories. In emerging sectors such as biotechnology, low-altitude economy, the Internet of Things, and humanoid robots, software registrations surged by over 40 percent

This trend indicates that the application of cutting-edge technologies is accelerating the rapid development of related industries and injecting new impetus into economic growth..

Additionally, the number of software registrations in key industries like manufacturing, education, healthcare, finance, transportation, information security, electricity, and e-commerce also saw remarkable growth.

In 2024, these sectors collectively registered 77,000 more software pieces than the previous year, raising their share of the total software volume from 30 percent to 32 percent.

Notably, the manufacturing sector stood out, with its software registrations reaching 8.0 percent of the total, reflecting the industry's strong resilience as a pillar of the national economy and its crucial role in leading the digital economy era.

China sees record 2.8 mln computer software copyright registrations in 2024

Removal of the tail section of Air India's Boeing 787-8 aircraft involved in Thursday's tragic plane crash in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad officially commenced on Saturday.

Air India's Flight AI-171, a Boeing 787-8 aircraft, flying from Ahmedabad to London, descended rapidly and crashed into a building on Thursday shortly after takeoff, killing 241 people on board with only one survivor.

The fuselage of the plane still remained on the top of the buildings at the crash site, where mechanics and laborers are working to ensure that it will be taken out in a way that it can still provide clues to the final moments of AI-171.

Investigators and forensic experts from the UK, the U.S., and Canada have arrived in Ahmedabad to analyze the cause of the tragedy.

One of the black boxes, the digital flight data recorder, was recovered already on Friday afternoon from the rooftop of the building on which the jet crashed, while search for the other one, the cockpit voice recorder, is still underway.

Removal of tail section of crashed Air India plane begins