In September of the golden autumn and at the north of the most beautiful river, the 2023 China International Digital Economy Expo is scheduled to arrive in the most beautiful ancient city Zhengding.

In today's world, the digital economy has become an important engine leading innovative development and driving economic growth. President Xi Jinping emphasized that the development of the digital economy is of great significance and a strategic choice to seize the new opportunities of the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation. Seizing the development opportunities of the digital economy, Hebei Province has vigorously promoted digital industrialization and industrial digitization, guided the deep integration of the digital economy and the real economy, and accelerated the construction of a data-driven and intelligent integrated digital Hebei. Data shows that the scale of the digital economy in Hebei Province reached 1.51 trillion Chinese yuan in 2022, accounting for 35.6% of the regional gross domestic product. The leading role of the digital economy continues to strengthen, becoming the main engine of economic growth.

The digital economy is not illusory, but is actually changing people's daily production and life. As of the end of June, the scale of online operating servers in Hebei Province reached 3.22 million units, ranking fourth in terms of computing power in China. The number of 5G base stations jumped from 12th at the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan Period to 7th in China. Thanks to the leapfrog development of digital infrastructure, the fruitful achievements of digital Hebei construction are covering all aspects of social life with new concepts, formats, and models: mobile payment, intelligent construction, smart home appliances, digital culture and tourism, unmanned logistics, cloud services... Digital services in various production and life scenarios are widely accessible, intelligent and convenient, demonstrating a strong influence and creativity that empowers development and adds color to life.

With the help of digital technology, Hebei's digital convenience and benefit services are also accelerating their popularization. By early May, out of the 1,428 government service matters in Hebei province, 1,171 of them had fully achieved "full-process online handling", except for 257 matters that were classified or required on-site verification. Hebei has actively promoted "Internet +". By the end of June, 425 medical institutions above the second level in the Hebei province had carried out online appointment services, with a coverage rate of 83.1%. The national smart education platform for primary and secondary schools has 8.728 million registered users in the Hebei province, with 44.97 million active devices, ranking second in China... Behind the string of numbers is the surging driving force for the development of Hebei's digital economy, and it is also the continuous enhancement of the sense of gain, happiness, and security of the people in the Hebei province.

Digital innovation adds momentum, and the Hebei Province develops making the world great. As the only national level exhibition in China named after the digital economy, this year’s "China International Digital Economy Expo" gathered experts and scholars, business giants, and launched in-depth discussions around hot topics such as the Internet of Things, general artificial intelligence, enterprise cloud, and intelligent connected vehicles, to gain insights into development trends and discuss the digital future together. At the same time, Hebei has also held characteristic activities such as the Industrial Ecology Conference and the matchmaking of technological capital for the first time, innovatively held 9 achievement investment matchmaking meetings, and made efforts to create a distinctive and bright industry event... It is believed that the good voice, new atmosphere, and new ideas of planning from the "2023 China International Digital Economy Expo" will undoubtedly provide new infinite possibilities for the construction of Digital Hebei and Digital China.

Taking advantage of the digits, let's take the "China International Digital Economy Expo" as an opportunity to open up a new track in the digital economy and light up a better life and new future!