In 2007, National Copyright Administration of the People’s Republic of China (NCAC) and World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) decided to carry out the project: “Survey on The Economic
Contribution of Copyright-Based Industries in China”. The primary purpose of the project was to find
out the contribution rate of Chinese copyright industries to the national economy and to survey their
basic conditions and developing trends, so as to raise public and political awareness of the issue and
underline the great potential of the creative and information sector. The project aimed to provide
beneficial experience and help for guiding and supporting the development of Chinese copyrightbased
industries as well as to be a reference for related laws revisions and public policies setting.
The project has been commissioned to the Chinese Institute of Publishing Science (CIPS), the direct
subsidiary of NCAC.
NCAC has given great importance to the project and convened a project leading group with the
Director of NCAC Liu Binjie as the group supervisor, the Deputy Director Yan Xiaohong as deputy
supervisor, the Head of the Copyright Administration Department Wang Ziqiang, Jiang Maoning
from the Division of the International Office of the Copyright Administration Department and some
others as members of the leading group. They have put forward many directional and instructional
suggestions for the project which guarantees its complete success.
Meanwhile, WIPO have provided financial assistance and technical instructions as well. The Deputies
Secretary-General of WIPO Michael Keplinger and Narendra Sabharwal, the Assistant Secretary-
General of WIPO Binying Wang, the Executive Director of OSUIPD Sherif Saadallah and the Acting
Head of the Creative Industry Department Dimiter Gantchev were in charge of the implementation
of the project. The President of Economists Incorporated Stephen Siwek and the economist from
Singapore IP Academy Chow Kit Boey were invited by WIPO as technical consultants. During the
implementation of the project, Dimiter Gantchev, Stephen Siwek and Chow Kit Boey visited China
several times. They had put forward many constructive technical ideas and had offered a lot of
precious reference materials. The entire project working group have benefited a great deal from their
guidance.