国内英语资讯:China Intl big data expo opens_时事

国内英语资讯:China Intl big data expo opens

"Today, the Internet, big data and artificial intelligence have integrated deeply with the real economy, while the digital economy has enjoyed rapid growth," said Miao Wei, China's minister of industry and information technology. "Such integration has become the key driving force for high-quality development of the economy."

By the end of 2018, the scale of China's digital economy reached 31 trillion yuan (about 4.5 trillion U.S. dollars), accounting for about one-third of the national GDP, Miao said.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has sent a message for the big data expo, expressing his best wishes for a fruitful event.

"From medicine to transportation to farming, big data presents the world with a remarkable tool to advance global progress," Guterres said.

He also encouraged participants of the big data industry to reflect on the analysis provided by the High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation launched by the UN, so that "we can create a digital world that we are proud to pass on to our children and grandchildren."

Since 2017, the big data industry expo, the first of its kind in China, has been held four times in Guiyang. Last year, the expo attracted over 40,000 participants from nearly 30 countries.

As China's first big data pilot zone, the mountainous province of Guizhou has attracted heavyweight players, including Apple, Qualcomm, Huawei, Tencent, Alibaba and Foxconn, to establish cloud computing and big data centers as well as regional headquarters.