Aurora Mobile Limited (NASDAQ:JG) today announced that it will participate in the joint development of a public service platform for the testing and certification of mobile apps (the “Platform”) initiated by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”). The development of the Platform, which officially started recently, is undertaken by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (“CAICT”).
In the next two years, under the guidance and support of the Information and Communications Management Bureau and the Department of Science and Technology at MIIT, Aurora Mobile will join forces with CAICT and nine companies including Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu and ByteDance to jointly develop the Platform. Aurora Mobile has signed the letter of responsibility for the development of the Platform.
The Platform is designed to play the following roles in the future. First, it will provide guidance for the development of a good mobile internet ecosystem with focus on the whole process of app design, R&D and marketing. It will also promote the supply of high-quality and secure apps, and help the industry develop with openness, innovation, and compliance. Second, it will help carry out refined and efficient supervision and governance, to improve the technical capabilities of app testing, monitoring, risk warning, traceability certification and data mining by leveraging the integrated strengths of industry leading enterprises. And third, it will serve as a public service platform featuring joint development and engagement. With a user-friendly interface, it will provide diversified convenient public services to enterprises including information sharing, app testing and certification, personnel training and technological innovation to further promote the development of the industry.
Going forward, the Company will be actively engaged in the joint development of the Platform, ensure compliant operations and make contributions to the healthy development of the mobile ecosystem.
