Not long ago, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council officially approved Hebei Province to hold an annual China International Digital Economy Expo in Shijiazhuang. This is the only national exhibition with the name of digital economy in China.
According to the press conference jointly held by the Ministry Of Industry And Information Technology and the Hebei Provincial Government at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 18, the China International Digital Economy Expo 2019 jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and Hebei Provincial Government will be held in Shijiazhuang (Zhengding) International Convention and Exhibition Center from October 11 to 13. At present, organizing committee and executive committee have been established, and the preparatory work is progressing orderly.
Digital economy is the accelerating device to promote the quality change, efficiency change and dynamic change of economic development, and has become a new highland for the development of countries all over the world. In recent years, the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government have vigorously implemented the Internet plus action. The new generation of information technology has been accelerating the integration with the economic and social development, and new technologies, new industries, new formats and new models have sprung up. At present, there are rare opportunities and huge potential for the development of digital economy in Hebei Province.
The coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, the planning and construction of Xiong’an New District, the holding of Winter Olympic Games and other major national strategies and national events, giving Hebei Province a rare period of strategic opportunities and historical window period, which not only brings strong potential energy for the development of Hebei economy, especially digital economy, but also provides a broad stage for domestic and foreign enterprises to invest in Hebei.
Hebei has a good industrial foundation of digital economy. In 2018, the scale of digital economy in Hebei Province exceeded1 trillion, accounting for more than 25% of GDP. Beijing Tianjin Hebei big data Experimental Zone has been steadily promoted. Five big data demonstration zones, including Shijiazhuang, Zhangjiakou, Chengde, Langfang and Qinhuangdao, have begun to take shape. A number of leading enterprises have invested in Hebei province. Digital economy has become an important engine for the economic and social development of the whole province.
Hebei is the economic province. Strong industrial foundation and relatively perfect industrial system have given birth to the booming demand for digital economy development. In addition, Hebei has systematic policy support: Hebei provincial Party committee and government have issued three-year action plans, including industrial transformation upgrading, strategic emerging industry development, and scientific and technological innovation, and formulated effectively policies and measures, focusing on the development of big data, cloud computing, emerging display, intelligent equipment, and industrial interconnection. Internet and other industries will accelerate the construction of a strong digital economy province.
The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said that the digital economy is a common opportunity of the times for all countries. Both developed economies such as the United States, the European Union, Japan and others, as well as Russia, India and other emerging economies, have formulated and implemented digital economy development strategies suitable for their own national conditions. The development of digital economy has become a major strategy of China. The holding of digital Expo is a concrete action to implement the decision and deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, it is an important platform for cultivating and strengthening digital economy, promoting economic transformation and upgrading and high-quality development.
As the first China International Digital Economy Expo, the digital Expo has a distinct theme, rich contents and extensive participation.
Distinct Theme. With the theme of digital economy leads high-quality development, this digital Expo adheres to the principles of internationalization, specialization, high-end and industrialization. Focuses on the digitization of the industry, the digital Expo attracts talents and gathers wisdom. It promotes the industry through the meeting, further gathers the innovative elements of digital economy, displays the world's cutting-edge scientific and technological achievements, builds an exchange and cooperation platform, and shares new ideas and new opportunities for the development of digital economy in the era, strive to create an international grand event leading the development of digital economy, a national platform for displaying the latest achievements of digital economy, and a world-class platform for global digital economic exchange and cooperation, so as to contribute Chinese wisdom and provide Chinese solutions for the development of global digital economy.
Rich contents. This year's digital Expo is organized and implemented in the trinity of exhibition, forum and project. The exhibition highlights the new, special, refined and international elements, including theme exhibition, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei cooperation and digital Hebei exhibition, digital industrialization exhibition, intelligent manufacturing and smart society exhibition and outdoor exhibition, covering an area of 50,000 square meters, focusing on the latest technologies, products, services and business models in the field of digital economy. The forum mainly includes theme summit meeting, intelligent Xiong'an summit forum, Chinese and foreign digital economy enterprise forum, etc. Among them, the smart xiong'an summit theory forum will take digital xiong'an · smart city as the theme, and academicians, experts and industry leaders will be invited to share the construction scheme of smart xiong'an around the city of the future to bridge the digital gap. The Chinese and foreign digital economy enterprise theory forum will focus on" digital Xiong'an-smart city " 5G / Internet of Everything, industrial Internet and intelligent manufacturing, big data and cloud computing, etc., and hold 14 special activities to gather global industry leaders and well-known experts to deeply explore the new trend and new mode of the integration and development of digital economy and real economy. Focusing on the needs of transformation and upgrading and the economic development of digital, the project will hold a series of industrial matchmaking activities, including Xiong'an Internet industry, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei big data comprehensive experimental zone and China Digital Dam, and sign contracts for major cooperation projects. During the digital Expo, the relevant ministries and commissions of the states will also release the latest achievements in digital economy. Jointly released by Forbes, a number of excellent lists, including the list of the world's top 100 digital economy and the list of innovative applications of digital city will show in the digital Expo and the world university students' electronic competition technical contest, the network safety test contest, the autopilot Car Challenge finals, etc will also be organized in the digital Expo.
Extensive participation. This year's digital Expo has invited relevant academicians, well-known experts at home and abroad, and global well-known enterprises, and has received positive responses. It is estimated that there will be more than 400 exhibitors, and more than 200,000 people will visit the exhibition and participate in the forum and activities. This year's digital Expo will also hold host guest country activities, carry out high-end dialogue between domestic and foreign industry leaders, and build a high-level exchange and cooperation platform.
From 2012 to 2018, the scale of China's digital economy has increased from 11.2 trillion yuan to 31.3 trillion yuan, ranking the second in the world in terms of total volume, and its proportion in GDP has expanded from 20.8% to 34.8%. It is an important support for the high-quality development of economy. The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Industry And Information Technology said that it will further promote the digital industry, consolidate the development foundation, and promote the high-quality development of software industry and big data industry. It will also expand the development space, continuously make progress in the deep integration of industrialization and informatization, and deeply implement the industrial interconnection Network innovation development strategy. Besides, it will speed up the digital, network, intelligent transformation of manufacturing industry, strengthen the digital governance theory, create a good environment to achieve mutual benefit and win-win cooperation.
