Digital commerce and digital trade are indispensable parts of digital economy. In order to promote the high-quality development of digital commerce and focus on the achievements of Hebei digital commerce, The Second China Digital Commerce High-Quality Development Summit hosted by the Organizing Committee of 2021 China International Digital Economy Expo and undertaken by China International E-Commerce Center and Hebei Provincial Department of Commerce will be held during 2021 China International Digital Economy Expo.

The "Second China Digital Commerce High Quality Development Summit" which will be held on September 6 aims to promote the development of digital commerce in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei and build a platform for exchange and collaborative development. The summit will comprehensively discuss the innovative development in the field of digital commerce, guide the standardized development of digital commerce and help form a digital commerce development ecology. At that time, China digital commerce index report 2021 will be released.

As the most advanced, active and concentrated form and component of the digital economy, digital commerce focuses on business activities. Through digital empowerment, it breeds new business models, creates new demand, cultivates new supply, improves efficiency and operation quality, and will become a new engine for the transformation of old and new kinetic energy of China's economy. The China digital commerce index report 2021 released this time will comprehensively evaluate the development level of digital commerce in various provinces and cities in China, aiming to objectively reflect the potential advantages and constraint shortcomings of digital commerce in various regions, and contribute new strength to the development of China's digital commerce. In order to accurately grasp the development level of China's digital commerce, China international e-commerce center has established a professional research team to scientifically build China's digital commerce index system and evaluation model based on the theoretical achievements of China's digital commerce, and strive to have detailed data, reasonable evaluation and accurate views, so as to provide scientific and objective decision-making basis for all sectors of society, a common communication platform for relevant research institutions and decision-making reference for relevant departments of provincial governments to effectively promote the development of digital commerce.

In recent years, with the innovative development of digital technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence and the Internet of things, e-commerce has accelerated its penetration and integration into the real economy. The intellectualization characterized by deep data mining and integrated application is gradually opening a new chapter of China's digital economy. In 2020, the scale of China's digital economy was nearly US $5.4 trillion, ranking second in the world; A year-on-year increase of 9.6%, the growth rate ranking first in the world. Digital commerce is one of the most dynamic fields of digital economy. In 2020, the national e-commerce transaction volume reached 37.21 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.5%. Digital commerce with e-commerce as the core has become the main symbol of China's economic and social digital transformation.