Jointly enjoy the digital feast and talk about the digital future. The 2022 China International Digital Economy Expo opened in Shijiazhuang on November 16 as the whole province thoroughly studied and implemented the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress and earnestly implemented the deployment of the third plenary session of the 10th provincial party committee. With the theme of integrating innovation and digital empowerment, the Expo is of great significance to advance the deep integration of digital economy and real economy, deepen exchanges and cooperation, and promote the sharing of opportunities, so as to push forward the high-quality development of Hebei and accelerate the construction of a strong and beautiful economic province.

The CPC Central Committee with the General Secretary Xi Jinping as the core attaches great importance to the development of the digital economy. The General Secretary Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the first China International Digital Economy Expo in October 2019, which provided us with scientific guidance and strong impetus to develop the digital economy. Keeping in mind the mandate and fulfilling the mission, Hebei insists on putting the digital economy in a prominent position, improving the planning and layout, issuing policy support, increasing investment, introducing leading enterprises, and promoting the rapid development of the digital economy. The development of digital economy is a strategic choice to grasp the new round of scientific and technological revolution and new opportunities for industrial reform. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China clearly proposed that we should accelerate the construction of a network power and a digital China, and make arrangements to promote the deep integration of the digital economy and the real economy, and build a digital industrial cluster with international competitiveness. The provincial party committee firmly implements the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and regards the digital Hebei, which is data-driven and intelligent, as one of the scenes of Chinese path to modernization Hebei. As an important place in Beijing, Hebei has unique regional advantages, strong industrial foundation and abundant new energy to develop and expand the digital economy. We should thoroughly study and implement the important directive spirit of the General Secretary Xi Jinping, unswervingly implement the deployment of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, take this Expo as an opportunity to develop and strengthen the digital economy, and provide a strong impetus for accelerating the construction of a strong economic province and a beautiful Hebei.

We should build a platform for digital economic development. The development of digital economy cannot be separated from platform support. We should seize the major national strategic opportunities, plan and implement a number of major projects, build a digital economy development platform, promote the innovative development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Big Data Comprehensive Pilot Zone, accelerate the building of Xiong'an New District Digital Economy Innovative Development Pilot Zone, and focus on the construction of Zhengding Digital Economic Industrial Park, Huailai Big Data Industrial Base, Langfang Data Center, and Chengde Tourism Big Data Industrial Center. The holding of three consecutive China International Digital Economy Expositions has brought opportunities and provided impetus for the development of Hebei's digital economy and related industries. We will continue to build China International Digital Economy Expo into an international event leading the development of the digital economy, a national platform to showcase the latest achievements of the digital economy, and a world-class platform for global digital economy exchange and cooperation.

We should make the digital industry bigger, stronger and better. The development of digital economy is not only a new economic growth point in itself, but also can enable thousands of businesses and drive various fields to achieve digital upgrading. We will build a new generation of information infrastructure, expand 5G application scenarios, promote the deep integration of the Internet, big data, and artificial intelligence with the industry, continue to promote the high-end, intelligent, and green transformation of traditional industries, improve the digital level of manufacturing, service industries, and agriculture, and accelerate the transformation of new and old drivers.

We should share the opportunities of digital Hebei construction. Openness and sharing is one of the characteristics of the digital economy. Building a data driven, intelligent and integrated digital Hebei is inseparable from the support and participation of all parties. We should give full play to the decisive role of the market in resource allocation, better play the role of the government, create a first-class market environment, government affairs environment, financial environment, and the rule of law environment, open arms to welcome central enterprises, private enterprises, and domestic and foreign strategic investors to invest and develop in Hebei, and work together to create a new situation for the development of the digital economy.

The digital economy has unlimited potential and promising prospects. The development of the digital economy is the trend of the times and the general trend. We should seriously implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, fully and accurately implement the new development concept, actively serve and integrate into the new development pattern, constantly amplify the effect of the Expo, and develop and strengthen the digital economy. We will surely be able to solidly promote high-quality development, accelerate the construction of a strong economic province and a beautiful Hebei, and make new contributions to the construction of digital China. (Commentator of Hebei Daily)