
Three Practical Suggestions for Enterprise IT Procurement Under Domestic Substitution
Don’t rush to place the purchase order—the policy window is narrower than you think. Last week, after completing an IT audit for an auto parts manufacturer in Shunyi, the owner’s first words were, “We’ll wait until Xinchuang products mature before switching.” He understood “waiting” as two years; I told him that adaptation and validation of core systems must be finished by the end of this year. Domestic substitution is not a multiple-choice question—it is a countdown. The goal of full completion across Party and government agencies by 2027 has long been…
