The Department of High and New Technology Development and Industrialization of the Ministry of Science and Technology conducted an appraisal of the feasibility study report on the National Network New Media Engineering Research Center in Beijing on 30 December 2006. The Center is to be set up by the Institute of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

After discussion, the expert panel concluded that the report has a clear and precise line of thinking with definite objectives and missions, feasible organizational structure and operational mechanism, reasonable budget and in-place supporting funds. This Center is hopeful of becoming an important platform for cooperation and exchange within the industry both home and abroad and a base for cultivating and training engineering and technological talents of this domain. The experts accepted the feasibility study report by unanimous consent.