On September 6th, at the opening ceremony and keynote forum of the 2023 China International Digital Economy Expo, the China Center for Information Industry Development released the 2023 China Digital City Competitiveness Research Report, centering around the construction content of urban digital transformation and development, forming the 2023 Top 100 Digital Cities List. Among them, six cities in Hebei were shortlisted, including Shijiazhuang, Tangshan, Baoding, Handan, Langfang, and Cangzhou, ranking 25th, 54th, 58th, 74th, 77th, and 79th respectively.

Building a digital China is an important engine to promote Chinese path to modernization in the digital era, and a strong support to build a new competitive advantage of the country. As the main body of economic and social development, the cities are an important space carrier to implement the national strategic deployment. High quality digital city construction is an important measure to achieve the strategic deployment of digital China. The 2023 China Digital City Competitiveness Research Report analyzes the comprehensive strength and digital level of digital cities in various fields from information infrastructure, digital economy, digital governance, livelihood services, digital innovation, and digital low-carbon, providing reference for the digital transformation and construction of cities nationwide.