(Yicai Global) Sept. 19 -- Chinese software maker Neusoft Corp. [SHA:600718] has signed a ten-year cooperation agreement with the local government of Puer city in China's southwestern Yunnan province to help develop smart city projects, the firm said in a press briefing on Sept. 18.

Liaoning-based Neusoft will assist the city with smart medical care and insurance, tourism and health maintenance projects.

The collaboration will also include work on smart government affairs, smart transport, and data center construction.

Puer, a prefecture-level city in southern Yunnan Province, is well-known for its local tea brand, Puer Tea.

Neusoft is a leading computing service provider in China and has experience working with governmental Big Data, such as social insurance, public security, finance and tax, transportation, education and environmental protection. It caters to more than 1,200 private and government clients.