More than 30 foreign diplomats from over 10 countries including the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, and Japan attended the ongoing big data expo in Guiyang, Guizhou province, to tap more opportunities through the expo.
China must strengthen cyberspace regulations and promote public-private partnerships to deal with the growing cybersecurity risks from the rapid development of emerging technologies such as big data and the industrial internet, officials and experts said.
China is moving steadily toward front-runner status in the development of digital trade, fueled by the booming internet use, and the emergence of big data, cloud computing and other new technologies, according to a new report.
Since 2015, cutting-edge digital technology and China's role in its development have been highlighted and celebrated at the Big Data Expo in Guiyang, a city often referred to as China's "Big Data Valley".
Forty-nine advanced scientific and technology achievements were awarded at the ongoing Big Data Expo in Guiyang, Guizhou province, on Wednesday, representing the latest technologies in the big data industry worldwide.
China will set up integrated computing network hubs across the nation to further boost the digital economy and provide new impetus for the sector's development, the nation's top economic regulator said on Wednesday.
China's big data sector registered a compound growth rate of more than 30 percent during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-20), earning 1 trillion yuan ($156 billion) in its annual sales in 2020, a senior official from the nation's top industry regulator said on Monday.